>It's possible HP will remain unscathed, since noone at HP actually committed any illegal acts. But in an article in todays LA Times, the state attorney general promised charges will be filled hopefully within 2 weeks, but possibly within 2 months.
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>>It's a lousy case IMO. Anyone politically agile enough to be elected to high political office in California is surely smart enough to give this one a miss. Infighting and dartblowing among board members is nothing new at all, in CA or anywhere else. Using underhanded means like hiring private investigators to bolster one's position on board issues is not unprecedented, either, although rare according to an article in Wednesday's NY Times. As far as I can tell the only thing that has given this story legs is that the boardroom shenanigans were made public. In the clubby world of corporate boardrooms, THAT's news.
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>>>The state of CA is chasing after HP now, according to an article in todays LA Times. If the state attorney general is looking for publicity for his career, I would think this would be a good case for him to pursue.
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Pursuing loser cases is no way to build your reputation as a prosecutor. I bet this story fades from the headlines with no charges filed. We'll see.