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Jan. 29, 2010

Last Broadcom Conviction Dismissed

A judge on Thursday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to drop its civil fraud complaint against four Broadcom executives at a hearing intended to bring closure to the tech company's stock option backdating scandal.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - A federal judge on Thursday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to drop its civil fraud complaint against four Broadcom Corp. executives at a hearing intended to bring closure to the tech company's stock option backdating scandal.

U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney set aside the last remaining felony plea deals connected to the case, including one entered by...

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