The U.S. Justice Department is beginning a criminal probe of Volkswagen over allegations of that the company cheated on U.S. emissions tests. The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division is handling the probe. The company is also facing allegations from the EPA that it intentionally didn't obey air pollution rules on nearly 500,000 diesel cars sold since 2008. South Korean officials said Tuesday they have also summoned Volkswagen repsentatives and engineers to meet over the allegations of cheating on emissions tests.
