US authorities have hinted they may file more charges over Hewlett-Packard media-leak investigation.
Ousted Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and former ethics chief Kevin Hunsaker were charged and released yesterday, a day after being charged - along with three private investigators - with felonies for their roles in HP's spying scandal.
At least one expert said the California Attorney General's office might strike plea deals with the three investigators - Ronald DeLia, Matthew DePante and Bryan Wagner - to secure their testimony against Ms Dunn and Mr Hunsaker and gather evidence against any other HP insiders believed to have sanctioned their conduct.
Attorney General Bill Lockyer said after filing the charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Wednesday that the investigation was not complete.
HP CEO Mark Hurd is not among those named in the criminal complaint, nor was HP's former General Counsel Ann Baskins, who had some oversight over the investigation.