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November 22, 2012 12:36 am GMT
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FBI Looking Into HPs Charges Against Autonomy [REPORT]
On Tuesday, we learned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into Hewlett-Packard's claim that accounting irregularities related to Autonomy, the UK software firm it bought in 2011. Now, a report says that the FBI is also probing Autonomy.
The report, in Bloomberg Businessweek, states that the SEC asked the FBI for assistance on the matter. HP, which spent $10.2 billion purchasing Autonomy in 2011, filed a complaint with the SEC that year, according to the report. HP is alleging Autonomy's accounting tricks led to a total of $8.8 billion in losses.
The FBI's involvement doesn't necessarily indicate any criminal action. As of this writing, no criminal charges have…
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