WASHINGTON — A prominent compensation expert hired by General Motors is scheduled to announce a plan here on Monday to distribute money to victims of accidents caused by the automaker’s defective ignition switch.
But the payouts — which could cost G.M. billions of dollars — may not fully put the worst safety crisis in the company’s 106-year history behind it. While many victims and their families will be compensated, federal prosecutors and congressional investigators say that G.M. remains in their cross hairs for possible criminal behavior related to the handling of the defective vehicles.
