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Former Federal Prosecutor to Monitor Toyota Safety Process
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has appointed former U.S. Attorney David Kelley to supervise Toyota Motor Corp.'s product safety procedures, The Detroit News reports.
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The U.S. Dept. of Justice has appointed former U.S. Attorney David Kelley to supervise Toyota Motor Corp.'s product safety procedures, The Detroit News reports.
Kelley's appointment is part of Toyota's $1.2 billion settlement in March of a federal charge that it deceived consumers by concealing and making inaccurate statements about sudden acceleration problems with several of its models in 2009-2010.
The Justice Dept. said Toyota misled regulators and provided inaccurate data to Congress about the runaway acceleration issue. The carmaker admitted to wrongdoing but also pleaded not guilty to the government's charge of wire fraud. The charge will be dropped if Toyota complies with the agreement.
Kelley tells the News Toyota appears so far to be doing all it can to meet the Justice Dept. demands.
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