December 07, 2006
* 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)