Gelios, Special Agent in Charge, Detroit Division of the FBI. “The actions of James Robert Liang and others with which he conspired to fraudulently represent that Volkswagen AG was in compliance with regulatory emissions standards significantly impacted thousands of victim consumers”, said David P. Lemisch stated, “This sentence sends a strong message of deterrence to automotive engineers and executives who should think twice before knowingly breaking United States laws for the benefit of their employer.” According to court records, from 1983 until May 2008, Liang was an employee of Volkswagen AG (VW), working in its diesel development department in Wolfsburg, Germany.Īcting United States Attorney Daniel L. Liang, 63, of Newbury Park, California, pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, to commit wire fraud, and to violate the Clean Air Act. emissions tests in hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen “clean diesel” vehicles, the Justice Department announced today. Volkswagen customers by implementing software specifically designed to cheat U.S.
Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan to 40 months in federal prison for his role in a nearly 10-year conspiracy to defraud U.S. Emissions TestsĭETROIT, Michigan – James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen engineer, was sentenced today by U.S. Volkswagen Engineer Sentenced for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S.
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