VW engineer pleads guilty in U.S. court to role in emissions cheating scandal by deeperkins | Sep 9, 2016 | Uncategorized A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court today for his role in rigging emissions software on 2.0-liter diesels sold in the U.S., marking the first criminal charge in the U.S. government’s probe into the VW scandal. Source: Auto Feed