Bloomberg Law
June 11, 2018, 12:20 PM UTC

Audi CEO Stadler Named a Suspect in Diesel Case; Home Raided

Karin Matussek

• Munich prosecutors’ investigation now extends to 20 people • Second Audi board member also added to list of suspects

The head ofVolkswagen AG’s Audi brand was named a suspect in a Munich probe of diesel rigging, placing another senior executive under a cloud of suspicion almost three years after the company admitted to cheating on emissions tests.The homes ofRupert Stadler and another Audi board member were raided Monday, prosecutors said in an e-mailed statement. Both men are being investigated for fraud and falsifying public documents relating to sales of diesel cars in Europe.The second suspect isBernd Martens, the head ...

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