A Volkswagen AG engineer indicted by a grand jury pleaded guilty Friday to a criminal charge for his involvement in the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal.It marks the first criminal charge in the year-long scandal at the international automaker and could indicate more charges are coming in the Department of Justice investigation into the company.
James Robert Liang, leader of diesel competence for VW from 2008 until June, appeared in U.S. District Court on Friday to enter his plea to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government to commit wire fraud, and to violate the Clean Air Act. That penalty includes five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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