Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
David Herman accused Gerhardt Schroeder of Lower Saxony of trying to use his political weight to influence investigations.

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.
Yes