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September 18, 2015

No Executives Prosecuted as General Motors Probe Is Settled 
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Federal prosecutors have agreed to settle a criminal investigation into
General Motors for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to at
least 124 deaths. Under the deal, General Motors agreed to pay $900
million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement, but no GM
executives will be prosecuted for covering up the deadly defect. We'll
speak with Ralph Nader and the mother of a crash victim caused by the
faulty ignition switch after headlines.

 

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