Government investigations into Volkswagen's dodgy dealings are still ongoing, but the Times points out that Winterkorn could be on the hook for more pain. You see, large public companies like VW are bound by law to inform shareholders about issues that could go on to hurt its share price. Unless he can justifiably prove that selling cars that pumped out 35 times more noxious chemicals than allowed wouldn't hurt the stock, he's in trouble. Winterkorn declined the NYT's request for comment, while Volkswagen said it couldn't because of the ongoing investigation.