CiteJanuary 2017: FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive for Conspiracy
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Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of January 2017.
1. Deadly Attack at Istanbul Nightclub 2. French Law: Right to Disconnect 3. Britain's Ivan Rogers Resigns 4. China Issues First-Ever Smog Red Alert 5. Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter 6. Volkswagen Executive Arrested for Conspiracy 7. Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies
- FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive for Conspiracy
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- On Jan. 7, 2017, the FBI arrests Oliver Schmidt, the general manager of the engineering and environmental office for Volkswagen America, in Florida. Schmidt is arrested in connection with the company's emissions-cheating scandal and joins five other high-level Volkswagen employeesâall German citizensâwho are indicted in the U.S. on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Justice Dept. reports that the company has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay the largest fine levied against an car maker: $4.3 billion.
- Photo source: Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP
