Patricia Dunn, formerly of Hewlett Packard (HPQ) has breathed as sigh of relief as a California judge dismissed all criminal charges against her. Along with that, the other co-defendents will plead guilty to lesser charges and may not get any jail time at all, said the California Attorney General's Office.
In a statement Dunn said that "I am pleased that this matter has been resolved fairly, and want to express my deep gratitude to my husband and family, who never lost faith in me throughout this ordeal.
"I have been strengthened by wonderful support during this difficult time—both from my dear friends and from people I have never met. I have always had faith 
that the truth would win out and justice would be served—and it has been."
The charges against Dunn and the others were "fraudulent wire communications, wrongful use of a computer, identity theft and conspiracy on Oct. 4. Each count included a maximum sentence of three years in prison along with a $10,000 fine.
All of this started when longtime board member George Keyworth unethically was releasing information of board meetings to outside sources; it's what prompted the investigation in the first place.
Even with that, as we talked about on a past post, Roger Kay, founder of research firm Endpoint Technologies, said that "This [the phone call surveillance] is the continuance of the long dispute that began with the purchase of Compaq."
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