VW chairman under investigation over emissions scandal

BERLIN - German prosecutors have widened their investigation into Volkswagen’s handling of the emissions scandal to include its board chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, the company said Sunday.Poetsch was VW’s chief financial officer when the company’s efforts to rig cars to cheat on U.S. diesel emissions tests became public in September 2015.Volkswagen said in a statement that prosecutors in the German city of Braunschweig are investigating three members of the board including Poe