Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft et al

  1. August 20, 2020

    VW, But Not Ex-CEO, Dodges SEC's Emissions Fraud Claims

    A California federal judge on Thursday substantially trimmed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission action alleging Volkswagen AG defrauded U.S. investors by failing to disclose its "clean diesel" emissions cheating scheme, but said former CEO Martin Winterkorn must face the regulator's claims.

  2. May 29, 2020

    SEC Says Volkswagen, Ex-CEO Can't Escape Emissions Suit

    U.S. securities regulators told a California federal judge that Volkswagen knowingly misled bond investors by failing to disclose its "clean diesel" emissions cheating scheme, so it's still on the hook for securities fraud even after reaching settlements with other agencies.

  3. April 13, 2020

    VW Says SEC Can't 'Pile On' With Late Emissions Fraud Suit

    Volkswagen asked a California federal judge Friday to trim the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's belated bid to "collect its own pound of flesh" by alleging the German automaker defrauded U.S. investors in a bond offering that failed to disclose its "clean diesel" emissions cheating scheme.

  4. August 16, 2019

    SEC, VW Must Cut Deal In Emissions Fraud Suit, Judge Says

    A California federal judge told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Volkswagen on Friday to negotiate a deal to end claims the German automaker defrauded U.S. investors in a bond offering that failed to disclose its "clean diesel" emissions cheating scheme.

  5. July 15, 2019

    VW Rips SEC's Delayed Emissions Fraud Suit

    Volkswagen AG has told a California federal judge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can't hide behind excuses for waiting years to sue the German automaker for allegedly defrauding U.S. investors in a bond offering that failed to disclose its "clean diesel" emissions cheating scheme.

  6. July 08, 2019

    SEC Says VW's Actions Delayed Filing Of Emissions Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday told a California federal judge that Volkswagen AG was partly to blame for the lengthy time period between the revelation of the German automaker's emissions scandal and the agency's filing of its suit against the company.

  7. May 10, 2019

    Timing Of SEC's VW Emissions Suit 'Totally Mystifies' Judge

    A California federal judge said Friday he's "totally mystified" by how many years the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took to sue Volkswagen over its emissions scandal, saying the SEC is acting like a scavenger bird that "simply descends when everything is all over and sees what it can get."

  8. May 09, 2019

    SEC Fraud Suit Roils VW Bid To Shake Emissions Scandal

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations that Volkswagen fraudulently raised billions of dollars through bonds while failing to mention that scores of its vehicles flouted emissions standards throws a wrench in the German automaker's attempts to move past its "clean diesel" emissions scandal.

  9. March 15, 2019

    VW Defrauded Investors During Emissions Scandal, SEC Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Volkswagen AG and its former CEO Martin Winterkorn late Thursday for allegedly defrauding U.S. investors by raising billions of dollars through bonds while failing to disclose that its "clean diesel" vehicles didn't comply with emissions standards.