https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/04/germanys-first-criminal-indictment-in-vw-emissions-scandal-is-ex-ceo-winterkorn/ > On Monday, German prosecutors filed a criminal indictment against former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn for participating in the fraud that led to the diesel-emissions scandal that rocked the company in 2015. Four other managers were also indicted today, but their names were not released.