H-P's Dunn Enters No Plea, Charges Dismissed

GogglesPisano writes "CNN earlier reported that former HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn would plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of fraudulent wire communications stemming from her involvement in last year's corporate eavesdropping scandal. The story was later amended after charges again st Dunn were dropped. The original charges, four felony counts, were reduced to misdemeanors in exchange for a plea bargain. Her three co-defendants are expected to receive 96 hours of community service; in Dunn's case this sentence is likely to be waived due to illness." Update: 03/15 02:21 GMT by KD : The prosecutor in the case issued a correction to the eariler pronouncement that Dunn would plead guilty to a misdemeanor. "At court today, Patricia Dunn did not enter any plea in response to the misdemeanor count, and the court exercised its discretion by dismissing the case against her," the revised statement said.

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Can't you read? Charges were dropped!

[isaac]

Can you not read? All charges against Dunn were dismissed.

Personally, I thought Patty Dunn deserved jail, along with Hurd (who by most accounts, including his own, was aware of the pretexting). A regular joe charged with a similar felony wouldn't get a walk just because of health problems; neither should Dunn. I hope Tom Perkins takes her to the cleaners in civil court.

-Isaac

No Contest

[adam613]

They didn't plead guilty; they plead no contest. It's much different. Good thing the submitters and editors RTFA.