Feds Charge Investigator in HP Spying Scandal

In the latest development in the Hewlett-Packard boardroom spying scandal, U.S. Attorney Kevin V. Ryan on Wednesday filed criminal charges in San Jose, Calif., federal court against a private investigator accused of illegally accessing a reporter’s private phone records.

Bryan Wagner was charged with federal identity theft and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors are accusing him of using an unidentified journalist’s Social Security number to illegally access his phone logs over the Internet, according to the filings.

As part of his assignment to turn up evidence on the source of boardroom leaks to the media, Wagner also allegedly conspired to illegally obtain and transmit personal information about HP board directors, employees and journalists.

Stephen Naratil, Wagner’s defense attorney, was not immediately available for comment. HP was not immediately available to comment.

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