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CA AG Announces Settlement with HP Over Pretexting

Press release: “Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced Hewlett-Packard (HP) will finance a new law enforcement fund to fight violations of privacy and intellectual property rights, and adopt corporate governance reforms, under a $14.5 million settlement that resolves allegations the firm used false pretenses – or pretexting – to unlawfully access phone records during its probe of boardroom leaks to the media.” [see this FTC Factsheet on Pretexting]

  • Civil Complaint (PDF, 6 pages)
  • Settlement Judgment (PDF, 13 pages)
  • Stipulation to Settlement Judgment (PDF, 3 pages)
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