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Law Practice

Sep. 24, 2008

McAfee Committee Sought to Make GC Scapegoat in Options Probe, Defense Says

In discussions with the Department of Justice, the special committee that led an internal investigation into McAfee Inc.’s stock option program focused its attention on former general counsel Kent H. Roberts, according to evidence presented Tuesday.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In discussions with the Department of Justice, the special committee that led an internal investigation into McAfee Inc.'s stock option program focused its attention on former general counsel Kent H. Roberts, according to evidence presented Tuesday.

Roberts' defense attorney Stephen C. Neal is trying to prove to jurors that his client was the scapegoat for widespread stock options abuse at the c...

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