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James Robert Liang is sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges he conspired to defraud the United States and violate the Clean Air Act
DETROIT, USA – A US court on Friday sentenced a former Volkswagen engineer to nearly three and a half years in prison for his role in the company’s emissions cheating scandal.
James Robert Liang was sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges he conspired to defraud the United States and violate the Clean Air Act.
The sentencing comes several weeks after former VW executive Oliver Schmidt pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in the dieselgate matter, which has brought one of the world’s top auto makers into disgrace. – Rappler.com
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