Oliver Schmidt jailed for seven years for Volkswagen emissions scam

Judge in Detroit imposes $400,000 fine on former VW executiveGerman was arrested trying to return home from holiday in FloridaA senior Volkswagen executive was sentenced to seven years in a prison by a US court on Wednesday after being found guilty of concealing software used to evade pollution limits on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles.Oliver Schmidt, a German national who was the general manager in charge of VW’s environmental and engineering office in Michigan, had pleaded guilty to his p