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No Executives Prosecuted as General Motors Probe Is Settled

HeadlineSep 18, 2015

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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