In a week of bombshell corruption news, one of the biggest was the announcement of the indictment of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for his role in the company’s 2015 emissions-testing scandal. VW, after having shelled out some $25 billion in fines, penalties, costs and damages, now faces the prospect of having the line of knowledge and authority reach all the way up to the CEO’s chair. This will only make things worse for the company.
