COURT-APPROVED MONITOR
Antigraft champion tipped as VW sheriff
A former chief of Washington’s Enron prosecution team lined up as the German car maker's court-approved monitor
Washington — When Volkswagen (VW) is sentenced in the US on Friday for rigging emissions tests, it will get a court-approved monitor to make sure it stays in its lane. That person, according to two sources familiar with the matter, is a former chief of Washington’s Enron prosecution who more recently served as chief counsel for PepsiCo. Larry Thompson, a deputy attorney-general under George W Bush, was chosen by the company for the three-year post and accepted by the US justice department, said the sources, who asked not to be named because the choice had not been made public. Thompson will oversee the vehicle maker’s compliance with the justice department’s settlement agreement and make sure the company is following through with a consent decree in a huge civil resolution with consumers and states in federal court in California. VW and the justice department declined to comment. Thompson did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Cheating Scandal Choosing a monitor is...
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