[quote=XBoxBoy]
What I wonder is how did regulators find out about this? A whistle blower? If the whistle blower gets say 20-30% of the fine, that would be a pretty big paycheck for turning in your bosses[/quote]
[quote=no_such_reality]I don’t foresee jail time which is unfortunate, but $18 Billion for this kind for premeditated fraud seems light, barely equal to the revenue from the selling of the modified vehicles. The penalty needs to be much steeper to make any other company pause.[/quote]
If the fine ends up being that amount, it would essentially mean they gave those cars to customers for free. That is a significant penalty. Whether it is enough is debatable.
