Revelations that Hewlett-Packard Co. officials used questionable tactics in an internal investigation into media leaks have caught the attention of California’s attorney general, who’s launched his own probe into the computer maker, the Associated Press reports.
Attorney General Bill Lockyer subpoenaed some HP officials Wednesday in a probe he characterized as still being in the “early fact-finding stage.”
Lockyer refused to say whether criminal charges would be filed against Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, other directors or the private investigators HP hired to find out who leaked confidential information to the media. He said the state also could charge HP with civil violations and order the company to pay fines.
