Matthias Schrader/Pool via REUTERSSummarySummary Companies Stadler given suspended sentence, 1.1 mln euro fineFirst former VW board member sentenced for diesel scandal fraudFormer exec, engineer also sentenced and finedJune 27 (Reuters) - Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was handed a suspended sentence of one year and nine months by a Munich court on Tuesday for fraud by negligence in the 2015 diesel scandal, becoming the first former Volkswagen board member to receive such a sentence.
Prosecutors had originally wanted a 2-million-euro fine, citing Stadler's salaries at Audi and Volkswagen and his financial and real estate assets.
Stadler's trial, one of the most prominent court proceedings in the aftermath of the diesel scandal, has been ongoing since 2020.
Audi's parent group Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) and Audi admitted in 2015 to having used illegal software to cheat on emissions tests.
Stadler was accused of failing to stop the sale of the manipulated cars after the scandal became known.
Persons:
Rupert Stadler, Matthias Schrader, Stadler, Ulrike Thole, Groll, Wolfgang Hatz, Giovanni P, Joern Poltz, Victoria, Friederike Heine, Jason Neely
Organizations:
Audi, VW, Volkswagen, Prosecutors, Thomson
Locations:
Munich, Germany