First conviction in HP board’s leak scandal case
A Colorado private investigator on Friday pleaded guilty to identity theft and conspiracy charges, the first conviction arising from the Hewlett-Packard boardroom leak scandal, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
Bryan Wagner pleaded guilty to the two felony charges during his initial appearance in San Jose federal court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday. “In pleading guilty to two felony counts, Wagner, 29, admitted that he was paid as part of a conspiracy that made fraudulent use of Social Security numbers and other confidential information to obtain the personal phone records of reporters and HP officials, as well as the personal records of these individuals’ family members,” according to a press release issued by the Department of Justice.
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