US charges former Audi manager in 'dieselgate' scandal
Volkswagen, the world's largest carmaker, admitted in September 2015 to using so-called "defeat device" software to cheat regulatory nitrogen oxides emissions tests in some 11 million cars worldwide.
(AFP) US officials announced charges against a former manager with Audi -- a high-end brand in the Volkswagen group -- who directed employees to design software to cheat US emission tests.
Giovanni Pamio, 60, an Italian citizen, is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and violation of the Clean Air Act, the US Department of Justice said in a criminal complaint Thursday.
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