Toyota Set To Pay $1 Billion In U.S. Probe

REPORT: Toyota Set To Pay $1 Billion In U.S. Probe
FILE - In this April 17, 2010 file photo, a Toyota emblem is seen on a car trunk lid during the Denver Auto Show in Denver. Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday Dec. 21, 2010, agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
FILE - In this April 17, 2010 file photo, a Toyota emblem is seen on a car trunk lid during the Denver Auto Show in Denver. Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday Dec. 21, 2010, agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

The Justice Department is expected to announce a settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. as early as Wednesday that could cost the auto maker more than $1 billion to end a criminal probe into its disclosure of safety issues, people familiar with the matter said.

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