Is The Goose Cooked? Judge Denies Bail For VW Executive Charged With Coverup

A US judge on Thursday ordered a Volkswagen executive charged in the Justice Department's diesel emissions investigation held without bail pending trial.

Oliver Schmidt was arrested Saturday at Miami's International Airport as he planned to fly home after a vacation. He was one of six current and former VW executives charged this week in U.S. District Court in Detroit. The other five are in Germany and are unlikely to be extradited.

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PUGPROUD - 1/13/2017 1:29:24 PM

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Don't worry Herr Schmidt, I've heard that the wiener schnitzel with a side of bratkartoffeln is quite good in the Dade County Jail.

MDarringer - 1/14/2017 10:38:21 AM

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Why not just expel VW and force them to sell the Chattanooga plant to the Chinese?

PUGPROUD - 1/15/2017 6:26:49 PM

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If expelled Germany might retaliate against GM in Germany for similar or other infractions.