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Judge: No Prosecutorial Misconduct in Karatz Option Backdating Case

latimes.com | 2/25/10 | suspect:  Bruce Karatz

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to investigate alleged misconduct by prosecutors in the stock option backdating case against former KB Home Chief Executive Bruce Karatz, citing an "astonishing" lack of evidence to support the allegations.

Judge Tosses Charges In Broadcom Case

online.wsj.com | 12/16/09 | suspects:  Henry Nicholas III and William Ruehle

Citing misconduct by prosecutors, a federal judge dismissed criminal charges in a stock-options backdating case against two former Broadcom Corp. executives. The decision marks the latest setback for the government as it attempts to hold executives accountable for a widespread compensation practice in the earlier part of the decade.

Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade options backdating trial

ap.google.com | 8/19/09 | suspect:  Gregory Reyes | vicitm:  Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered investigations at hundreds of companies and charges against at least a dozen executives.

HR VP Pleads Guilty in KB Home Options Backdating

usdoj.gov | 12/15/08 | suspect: Gary A. Ray | victim: KB Home A former Vice-President and head of Human Resources at KB Home ("KB") has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy in 2006 to obstruct justice in connection with an internal investigation into stock option backdating at KB.

Broadcom co-founder apologizes after plea deal

ap.google.com | 8/28/08 | Gillian Flaccus

Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry Samueli has apologized for lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission during its probe of stock options backdating at the chip maker.

SEC charges Broadcom with stock option backdating

ap.google.com | 4/22/08 | Gillian Flaccus 

 

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials charged semiconductor-maker Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday with falsifying its reported income by illegally backdating stock options for five years.