Volkswagen scandal reaches all the way to the top, lawsuits say
Accusations from three US attorneys-general contradict company's portrayal of the deception
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THREE attorneys-general on Tuesday directly challenged Volkswagen's defence over its emissions deception, calling the decision to thwart pollution tests an orchestrated fraud that lasted more than a decade, involved dozens of engineers and managers, and reached deep into the company's boardroom.
The accusations, levelled in lawsuits by New York, Maryland and Massachusetts, contradict Volkswagen's portrayal of the deception, representing a new threat to the carmaker's finances, reputation and management. For the first time, the suits connected Volkswagen's chief executive, Matthias Mueller, to the scandal, saying that he was aware of a 2006 decision to not outfit Audi vehicles with equipment needed to meet US clean-air standards.
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