VW executive charged with fraud in connection to emissions cheating
by Sam Thielman and agency from on (#288J6)
Oliver Schmidt, Volkswagen's former US head of compliance, would have been in charge of the company's adherence to emissions regulations during the scandal
A Volkswagen executive was charged on Monday with conspiracy to defraud the United States in the latest chapter of the long-running scandal over the company's deliberate cheating on emissions tests.
Oliver Schmidt, who was general manager in charge of VW's environmental and engineering office in Michigan, did not enter a plea at an initial appearance in US district court in Miami on Monday and was ordered held pending a hearing on Thursday.