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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Santa Clara County judge dismissed the remaining charges against three defendants in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying case Thursday, calling their conduct a "betrayal of trust and honor" that nonetheless did not rise to the level of criminal activity.
Superior Court Judge Ray E. Cunningham followed through on a deal reached in March to drop reduced fraud charges if the defendants — former HP ethics chief Kevin Hunsaker and private investigators Ronald DeLia and Matthew DePante — each completed 96 hours of community service.
The move ended the state's role in a case that ensnared some of the top officials at the venerable HP, now the world's largest technology company by revenue.
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