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Securities

Dec. 4, 2009

Prosecutor's Conduct Is Questioned in Broadcom Criminal Trial

The criminal trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer William J. Ruehle for stock option backdating nearly met an abrupt end Wednesday as a judge contemplated declaring a mistrial over prosecutorial misconduct.

SANTA ANA -- The criminal trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer William J. Ruehle for stock option backdating nearly met an abrupt end Wednesday as a judge contemplated declaring a mistrial over prosecutorial misconduct.

U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney said one of the prosecutors crossed a line into misconduct, perhaps something more serious when he placed a phone call to attorneys for the next defense witness and discussed the antic...

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