Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud after pleading guilty in German automaker's diesel emissions scandal

A German court has found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. He is the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software. German news agency dpa reported that the Munich regional court on Tuesday handed Stadler a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and ordered him to pay a fine as part of an agreement after he pleaded guilty last month. The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division admitted wrongdoing and regret for his failure to keep rigged cars off the market. The scandal cost Volkswagen more than $30 billion in fines and settlements and saw two U.S. executives sent to prison.