German VW exec is going to US prison for seven years for his role in Dieselgate
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3AH8Q)
Oliver Schmidt, the general manager of Volkswagen's Michigan environmental and engineering office, is going to jail for his role in Dieselgate, the company's criminal conspiracy to trick regulators about the emissions from their diesel cars, allowing them to emit lethal levels of NOx on roads all over the world. (more")