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1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jack Ewing |Tatiana Firsova

The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal. Four former Volkswagen executives were found guilty of fraud charges Monday for their role in an emissions-cheating scandal that shook the auto industry a decade ago and hastened a shift from fossil fuels to battery-powered cars. The four executives held high-ranking positions at the carmaker and were responsible for engine technology.