The Treasury Department had a hand in deciding which employees received their pension benefits and which did not as part of the Delphi Corp. bankruptcy, a federal inspector said this week.

Six pension plans were terminated after Delphi filed for bankruptcy in 2005, but questions remained about why certain union employees were allowed to keep their retirement benefits and others were not and what role the Treasury department had in the decision.

Various employee groups that were cut out of the deal have been fighting for four years to try and get back the money they believe they are owed.

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