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VW Used Code Words to Hide Cheating
Progress on probes into Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating scandal is being slowed by reluctant witnesses, outdated VW computer systems and the cheaters’ use of code words to hide their activities, sources tell Bloomberg News.
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Progress on probes into Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating scandal is being slowed by reluctant witnesses, outdated VW computer systems and the cheaters’ use of code words to hide their activities, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Investigators are focusing on about 20 VW employees but have been studying data culled from more than 1,500 laptop computers. Bloomberg’s sources say the ability to prosecute specific staff members has been hampered by VW’s outmoded computers and by uncooperative witnesses who fear legal penalties.
The sources also say the cheaters used dozens of code words, such as “acoustic software,” to refer to their illicit work. Bloomberg says some 450 internal and external investigators are working to sort out who knew what, and when.
VW had hoped to have a complete report on the investigation ready by the time the company presents its 2015 earnings report on April 28. But Bloomberg’s sources say that target is unlikely to be met.
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