Volkswagen Executives Ordered To Pay Back Millions For Personal Use Of Private Jets

Volkswagen executives have been ordered to repay millions of euros, after reports emerged that they had used the company’s private jet, for holiday travel.

Newspapers in Germany are running stories describing how one senior chief, used the corporate jet to fly his entire family to Thailand for a holiday. Another used it to travel to Vienna for a luxury spa weekend.

Executives at the German car maker were permitted to use the aircraft for travel as part of a generous expenses package.

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MDarringer - 1/2/2017 2:56:20 PM

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Well when you work for a company with a culture of cheating, why not cheat the company?

PUGPROUD - 1/2/2017 5:44:54 PM

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When you get in the press for one offense you usually are called on the table for other indiscretions. Its like peeling an onion or shining a light into the darkness. You become a target and all you sins are aired. A cleansing process. That's why so many companies and the mob prefers keeping a low profile.

mpls - 1/2/2017 7:07:25 PM

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What's the issue ? it's an internal matter !!

MDarringer - 1/2/2017 7:22:44 PM

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Most likely a mechanism to fire some people so as to appear that VW is taking honesty seriously. The BS factor is significant.