March 15, 2007

Charges Dismissed in Hewlett-Packard Pretexting, Spying Case

A California judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, in a corporate spying case that gained national attention and prompted Congressional hearings on the protection of personal telephone records.Judge Ray Cunningham of the Santa Clara County Superior Court also agreed to dismiss a reduced misdemeanor charge against three other defendants in the case once they each perform 96 hours of community service. Ms. Dunn and the three others had initially been charged with four felony counts for their participation in a cloak-and-dagger investigation inside H.P., the world’s largest computer company.

Charges Dismissed in Hewlett-Packard Spying Case, New York Times, March 15, 2007.