with U.S. authorities without having to make a disclosure. VW admits to 11 million vehicles affected worldwide.

Sept. 23, 2015: Winterkorn resigns, saying his departure cleared the way for a “fresh start.”

Sept. 25, 2015: VW appoints Matthias Mueller, head of its Porsche unit, as new chief executive.

Oct. 14, 2015: Winfried Vahland, a company veteran designated to head up operations in the United States from Nov. 1, 2015 onwards, unexpectedly quits.

Jan. 4, 2016: The United States Justice Department files a civil suit against VW seeking up to $46 billion for Clean Air Act violations.

March 29, 2016: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission files a lawsuit against VW for false advertising over claims that diesel vehicles were environmentally friendly, saying U.S. consumers suffered “billions of dollars in injury.”

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Growing up, Kevin Sousa’s family moved around a lot, so he felt like he was always a seeker—trying to find a place to belong as well as searching for his own identity. He was 13 when he started taking guitar lessons but describes himself as terrible at it. Not a good fit with his guitar teacher, he ended up teaching himself by listening to his cassettes and just figuring it out.

While playing in bands, he was discovered by a popular comedian, Todd Glass, who brought Kevin and his fellow 16-year-old band members in to play at a club called Smokey Joe’s. Although too young to even be at a club, they became a repeat act. While in college at Villanova, his band, Rugby Road, got pretty