The former CEO of Audi, Rupert Stadler, was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months for fraud by negligence by a Munich court, Reuters reported.
He was also ordered to pay a fine of EUR1.1m (US$1.2m).
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He was the first Volkswagen Group board member to be sentenced and fined over his role in the ‘dieselgate’ scandal. He was also the highest ranking executive to be convicted.
Stadler had been on trial since 2020 and made a confession about his role in the scandal last month.
His lawyer said in May Stadler did not know vehicles had been manipulated, but recognised it was a possibility and accepted there was a need for more care, the report said.
He had previously rejected the allegations.
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By GlobalDataProsecutors accused Stadler of failing to stop the sale of the affected cars after the scandal became public knowledge.
