Daniel Bealko, a former commodities broker for GM and Anthony Brown, a metal dealer have been indicted by a Chicago grand jury for "diverting" $80 million from General Motors through an elaborate manipulation of the monies from the sale of aluminum owned by GM. Details at the Chicago Sun-Times.

-- MDT

Labels: Anthony Brown, Daniel Bealko, GM, tax evasion, wire fraud

After more than 2 years the SEC has called an end to their investigation of accounting issues at General Motors/Delphi. Whether or not the regulatory agency will file civil charges remains to be seen, but we should know something by the end of the summer. The New York Attorney General's Office also has a dog in this fight, having been looking into GM's supplier relationships since 2006.

For further details on where things stand on GM check out the full article from the Detroit News. Also note the quote-love for friend of The Daily Caveat, Peter Henning.

-- MDT

Labels: accounting fraud, Delphi, GM, New York AG, SEC