The German national had pleaded guilty in August to two charges following the disclosure of a scheme by Volkswagen to rig some half million diesel cars to evade U.S. emission standards. "This crime... attacks and destroys the very foundation of our economic system: that is trust," federal judge Sean Cox was quoted as saying. Schmidt was Volkswagen's former manager in charge of emissions compliance for the United States. Volkswagen had already been fined 2.8 billion U.S. dollars after pleading guilty to three criminal charges related to its decade-long conspiracy to evade U.S. emission standards. The German automaker also reached a 14.7 billion dollars civil agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency called on Volkswagen to spend 10 more billion dollars to buy back or repair the rigged diesel cars it sold in the U.S. market.
លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ដែលបានទទួលជ័យជម្នះដ៏គួរឲ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស ប្រធានាធិបតី អាមេរិកកាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន បច្ចុប្បន្នកំពុងពិចារណាតែងតាំងលោក Steve Mnuchin ប្រធានអ្នកទទួលបន្ទុកផ្នែកហិរញ្ញវត្ថុនៃយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតរបស់លោក និងជាវិនិយោគិន មួយរូបនៅ Wall Street ឲ្យកាន់តួនាទីជារដ្ឋមន្រ្តីរតនាគារជាតិ និងលោក Wilbur Ross ដែលជា មហាសេដ្ឋីវិនិយោគដ៏ល្បីល្បាញមួយរូបនៅ Wall Street ដូចគ្នានោះឲ្យធ្វើជារដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម។