Stadler becomes the first former Volkswagen Group board member to be sentenced over the diesel scandal.
, Audi's former head of powertrain development and the head of R&D at Porsche when the scandal broke, was given a two-year suspended sentence for fraud and a fine of 400,000 euros, while another engineer, Zaccheo Giovanni Pamio, received 21 months and a fine of 50,000 euros., who was CEO of VW Group when the scandal broke, has also been charged but his court proceedings in Germany have stalled due to his health issues. He also faces charges by U.S.
The fallout from the scandal has cost the VW Group more than $30 billion in buybacks, fixes, and fines. While a number a number of individuals have been sentenced, so far only two have received prison terms, in both cases in the U.S. They include
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