theodp writes “The SEC has dropping charges against HP, in return for some small concessions. The company was originally charged with improperly deprived investors of important information, violating the public reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, and failing to disclose the full impact of an out-of-control press leak investigation. In return for the dropped charges, the computer maker simply agreed to cease and desist from doing similar acts in the future, without admitting or denying having done so in the past. ‘HP acted in what it believed to be a proper manner,’ said the company in a press release.”
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