Of course they're going to give him money. He made VW a lot of money and fell on his sword for them. But this isn't just for him, this is a message to all pot

Of course they're going to give him money. He made VW a lot of money and fell on his sword for them. But this isn't just for him, this is a message to all potential successors saying that if they make the company money, then they'll be taken care of no matter what happens. The only way to make this sort of thing not worthwhile is to fine them a combination of the revenue made from the vehicles that this was in, and also some sort of punitive amount. Just a small punitive amount will simply be written off.