The United States Justice Department is anticipated to name a deputy attorney general under former US President George W. Bush to work as independent display of Volkswagen under a plea arrangement over its diesel emissions scandal, a source stated on the matter.
Larry Thompson, a lawyer at Finch McCranie LLP who served as deputy attorney general from 2001 to 2003, is anticipated to be tapped to supervise the world’s biggest car manufacturer for 3 years. According to the plea arrangement revealed in January, VW should make reforms and faces a monitor’s oversight. It is scheduled to be sentenced to 3 years’ probation on Friday by a judge in Detroit.
Thompson and the Justice Department did not instantly respond to requests for comment. Volkswagen also did not instantly comment.
Thompson, as deputy attorney, led the government-wide corporate scams task force and supervise the prosecution of the collapsed energy company Enron. He also worked as a U.S. attorney in Georgia and general counsel at PepsiCo.
He was formerly a partner at Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding LLP, where he co-founded the company’s special matters and government investigations practice.
