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Privacy Policy Legal Policies & Disclaimers Social Media For Employees Office of the Inspector General Government Resources Open Government Plain Writing USA.gov BusinessUSA | 950 Pennsylvania Avenue , NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SHARE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 4, 2017 Updated August 4, 2017 JUSTICE NEWS Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Volkswagen Senior Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection With Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests The former general manager of Volkswagen AG's (VW) U.S. Environment and Engineering Office, who was a senior aide to VW's head of engine development, pleaded guilty today for his role in violating the Clean Air Act in connection with VW's sales of "clean diesel" vehicles in the U.S. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jean E. Williams of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Divis...