Volkswagen Warns Executives To Not Leave Germany Or Risk Arrest By US Authorities

WASHINGTON -- Some of Volkswagen Group's top executives may find it risky to leave Germany as U.S. prosecutors prepare to charge more company officials.

Oliver Schmidt, a VW executive, was arrested in Miami as he was returning to Germany from vacation and faces charges of misleading regulators about the automaker's diesel-emissions cheating devices. Prosecutors are preparing to charge more high-level German-based executives in the case, a person familiar with the matter said.

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MDarringer - 1/10/2017 7:11:20 PM

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I find it hilarious.

MDarringer - 1/10/2017 7:11:20 PM

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I find it hilarious.

W208 - 1/11/2017 9:56:28 AM

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It's like a dragnet.

'Y'all need to hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband cause they're rapin' everybody out here.'

mpls - 1/11/2017 6:48:40 PM

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WHilst I'm not against the arrests of the VW executive, i do find it strange that not one top bank executive in US has been arrested for wrong doings anywahere at all..

dotuno - 1/12/2017 1:42:59 PM

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Or the GM executives who knew of faulty components that was bound to cause deaths, but apparently figured that the payouts would cost less than a recall. But we'll huff and puff at VW or Takata.

MrEE - 1/11/2017 7:44:01 PM

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Should be able to have them extradited from Germany. They better go into hiding.

w222 - 1/13/2017 10:17:44 PM

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Another day another corporate exec behaving badly. Extradite these sobs and put them behind bars. and build the minibus concept!