California Nears Criminal Charges at H-P

Any semblance that Hewlett-Packard's(HPQ Quote) spying controversy was over following the company's recent boardroom shuffle quickly faded on Wednesday.

The California attorney general's office indicated that certain H-P insiders could face criminal charges within a few days, according to news reports.

"It could happen in a week," Tom Dresslar, a spokesman for the attorney general said in a Reuters report, adding that, "We're not going to confine ourselves to a specific timeline for any charges." ...