*NEWS*FIRST CONVICTION IN HP SPY CASE

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First conviction in HP spy case
Bryan Wagner pleads guilty to two felony counts.
Federal
prosecutors got their first conviction in the HP spy case. During an
internal leak investigation, the HP Board of Directors used fraudulent
tactics to obtain phone records of reporters, HP employees, and family
members.The HP spy case has had its share of casualties. The case led
to the early departure of former HP Chairman of the Board Patricia
Dunn. Dunn announced her departure in September of last year, though
she had hoped to step down this month as originally planned. With her
departure, Mark Hurd took on the position of Chairman in addition to
his titles of CEO and President of HP.Another casualty and the first
conviction in the case is Brian C. Wagner. Wagner pleaded guilty to two
felony counts linked to his use of social security numbers and other
confidential information to get the personal phone records of those
targeted as a part of an HP leak investigation. Wagner was engaged by
Security Outsourcing Solutions (SOS), the security consulting company
hired by HP to conduct the leak investigation.

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January 15, 2007 at 11:03 AM