2015 Event Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, resigns in the midst of a scandal in which the company confessed to installing software in its cars for the last 7 years in order to fool emissions test devices while violating U.S. clean air standards 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama states that he did not know that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton solely used a personal email address for government business, possibly violating federal law; Clinton served under Obama for four years 2014 Event Bose has filed a lawsuit against Beats Electronics for violating various patents related to noise-cancellation technology 2011 Event Jacques Chirac, former President of France, is declared guilty of embezzlement and violating trust for filling non-existent jobs with party members while serving as Mayor of Paris 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 1997 Event U.S. accuses Microsoft of violating pact forcing IE browser on computers 1993 Event Police officers found guilty of violating Rodney Kings civil rights 1988 Event Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws 1974 Event John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights 1973 Event Chilean parliament accuses President Allende violating laws 1935 Event Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty 1934 Event Adolph Hitler expands German army and Navy and creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles 1927 Event For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1927 Event Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1917 Event Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws
