Volkswagen Group has agreed to plead guilty to three felonies over its emissions cheating scandal, and federal prosecutors said six former VW department heads were indicted as the investigation against individuals continues.

It remains to be seen if the investigation will eventually reach into the C-suite or into the in-house legal department, where an unidentified attorney was implicated in the scandal.

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