They may be talking about other corporate scandals, but you could even stay with...

They may be talking about other corporate scandals, but you could even stay within the realm of diesel emissions cheating by automotive companies with examples like Fiat Chrysler [1], Ford [2], and GM [3]. I think the main thing that got VW execs in trouble was trying to cover it up once they were found out. Who knows though, maybe the only reason the others haven't tried as hard to cover it up is because they saw what happened to VW when they tried. I'm no expert though, and have already forgotten much of what I've read on the subject in the past several years.