This enables the Prosecutor of the State of New York in a Tuesday announced lawsuit against the German car company.
According to prosecutor Eric Schneiderman has been rigged since 1999 emission testing of diesel engines to let the cleaner seem than they are. After the scandal came to light in September last year, tried to top executives, including Winterkorn, even to cover the case in many ways. According to the indictment dozens of Volkswagen employees were involved in the fraud.
Schneiderman speaks of a ‘deep-rooted corporate arrogance at Volkswagen, combined with a conscious disregard for the law, public health and environmental protection ”. The company has violated the environmental laws, according to the indictment.
Damages
The New York State now requires hundreds of millions in damages from Volkswagen. The states of Maryland and Massachusetts have filed lawsuits against the car company. The German judiciary last month started an investigation into Winterkorn.
Worldwide, more than 11 million cars from Volkswagen equipped with software to manipulate the emissions. The automaker from Wolfsburg has already more than 16 billion euros earmarked for fines, lawsuits and costs for the recall of vehicles. Recently, a settlement of more than $ 15 billion was hit in the United States to compensate aggrieved customers
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