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Law Practice

Sep. 19, 2008

McAfee GC's Criminal Stock Options Trial Opens

Web Exclusive - Despite the judge's promise, no heads rolled in a discovery dispute that kicked off the criminal stock options trial of McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel did demand some answers but allowed opening statements to commence.

WEB EXCLUSIVE

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Is former McAfee Inc. general counsel Kent H. Roberts a cheat who planned to use a forward-dated stock option grant to make an extra $200,000?

Or is he the victim of a scheme cooked up by other McAfee executives to cover up a widespread mishandling of stock options?

These were the starkly different pictures painted...

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