Prosecutors Seek to Simplify Backdating Case Against McAfee Ex-GC
- Posted by Law.com on September 17th, 2008
- Filed in News
Two-and-a-half years after the stock option backdating scandal first rained down on Silicon Valley’s legal establishment, the first — and so far the only — lawyer to face criminal charges goes before a jury this week. From the Justice Department’s point of view, though, the case against former McAfee Inc. GC Kent Roberts has little to do with backdating, or with any legal advice Roberts did or didn’t give. Rather, the government seeks to narrow Roberts’ trial to a simple larceny.
Prosecutors Seek to Simplify Backdating Case Against McAfee Ex-GC
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