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Four Former VW Executives Convicted of Fraud in Dieselgate Trial

The verdict saw two executives jailed, two placed on probation, highlighting Germany’s continued legal reckoning over the Dieselgate scandal.

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Overview

  • The Braunschweig Regional Court found Jens Hadler, Hanno Jelden, Heinz-Jakob Neusser and Thorsten D. guilty of installing defeat-device software to cheat diesel emissions tests.
  • Jens Hadler received a 4½-year prison term and Hanno Jelden was sentenced to 2 years and 7 months behind bars, while Neusser and Thorsten D. were given suspended sentences of 15 and 22 months.
  • The nearly four-year trial revealed internal VW emails showing that engineers knew of the emissions manipulation as early as 2007.
  • Proceedings against former CEO Martin Winterkorn remain suspended for health reasons, and 31 other individuals indicted over Dieselgate await trial in Braunschweig.
  • Volkswagen has incurred over €30 billion in fines and settlements since 2015 and has accelerated its shift to electric vehicles, now leading Europe’s EV market.