Former VW CEO Winterkorn investigated for fraud by German prosecutors

Winterkorn told a committee of inquiry that he had no early knowledge of VW's emissions cheating. (FABRIZIO BENSCH/REUTERS)

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Andreas Cremer

January 27, 2017 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- German prosecutors said they are investigating former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud as they expand a probe into the automaker's emissions test-cheating scandal.

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