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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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U.S. v. Bealko (Metals Fraud and Kickback Scheme)
Daniel J. Bealko, General Motors’s former global commodity manager for lightweight metals, pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to a kickback and fraud scheme involving GM’s sale of bulk aluminum to third parties. Bealko also pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion, admitting that he concealed from the IRS approximately $6.5 million in kickbacks. Bealko was GM’s Global Commodity manager between 1996 and December 2003, when he was entrusted with the discretionary authority to devise and implement a plan for GM to divest its extensive bulk aluminum holdings. Between mid-1998 and December 2003, Bealko received approximately $6.5 million in kickbacks for steering GM bulk aluminum sales to a Chicago area businessman who previously pleaded guilty in the case.
- Misconduct Type
- Ethics
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Plea
- 11/5/2009