Published: 2006-10-04
California's attorney general Bill Lockyer stated his intentions Wednesday to indict both former HP executives, along with three outside contractors. The New York Times is reporting that all those named will face four criminal charges each: a conspiracy to commit crimes, identity theft, unauthorized access to a computer, and using false or fraudulent pretenses to obtain private information from a public utility.
The news is the latest in the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal that suggests unethical and allegedly criminal activity at the highest levels of the company.
Former Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former Chief Ethics Officer Kevin T. Hunsaker both resigned from Hewlett-Packard when their highly controversial methods of investigating an information leak inside the company came to light.
Posted by: Kelly Martin
