FRANKFURT — German authorities searched the offices of the American law firm Volkswagen hired to conduct an internal investigation of its emissions fraud, the carmaker confirmed on Thursday, raising questions about the credibility of the company’s efforts to uncover wrongdoing in its ranks.
The raid targeted Jones Day, which since 2015 has been conducting a wide-ranging inquiry into who at Volkswagen was responsible for an emissions cheating scheme that has already led to more than $22 billion in fines and settlements.
Evidence collected by the law firm and shared with the American authorities formed the basis for Volkswagen’s guilty
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/16/german-authorities-raid-u-s-law-firm-leading-volkswagens-emissions-inquiry/
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