Mr David Herman, head of GM's local operations accused Mr Gerhardt Schroeder, prime Minister of Lower Saxony and a member of the VW supervisory board, of trying to use his political weight to influence the investigations by state prosecutors in Hesse into claims of industrial espionage against GM.
A member of the VW supervisory board influenced the investigations into claims of industrial espionage against GM.
The head of GM made that accusation, but it is unclear whether it's valid. The model just assumed it.