A senior manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was charged in Detroit earlier this month in connection with the Justice Department's probe into excess emissions in diesel vehicles, according to documents unsealed Tuesday.
Emanuele Palma, a diesel drivability and emissions senior manager at FCA, was charged with conspiring to mislead regulators, customers and the public about the emissions system used on the automaker's U.S. diesel vehicles, according to a grand jury indictment dated Sept. 18.
Palma has been arrested and is in custody, said Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit. Palma faces a 1 p.m. EDT court hearing, she added.
“We’re just learning about details of the matter," an FCA spokeswoman said by email. "We will continue to cooperate fully with authorities."
This is a developing story.
