FCA manager indicted in diesel emissions case

[Eldorado]

"A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles manager who prosecutors said led a team of engineers in developing diesel engines for the company has been indicted by a grand jury in FCA's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

"Emanuele Palma, an FCA diesel calibration manager, faces a range of charges including conspiracy, clean air act violations, wire fraud and making false statements. The most serious charges carry sentences of up to 20 years in prison. Details of the case were unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Detroit."

Full report at the Detroit Free Press: https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2019/09/24/fca-manager-emanuele-palma-indicted-diesel-emissions-scandal/2428156001/

 

"FCA manager charged with lying about emissions even after VW scandal"

At Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiat-chrysler-emissions/fca-manager-charged-with-lying-about-emissions-even-after-vw-scandal-idUSKBN1W9217

[Hankenhunter]

I wonder where he  got the idea that he could get away with this? Something something deregulation, something trump something, deregulating federal emission controls, something California.