Investigator Faces Federal Charges In HP Spying Probe

Investigator Faces Federal Charges In HP Spying Probe - TechNow: "Federal prosecutors who charged a low-level private investigator for his alleged role in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying scandal are not likely to stop there, as suspicions swirl that the trail of impropriety led all the way to some of the company's top offices.

Bryan Wagner, who faces federal identity theft and conspiracy charges, is accused of posing as a journalist to access the reporter's private phone records as part of the computer and printer maker's ill-fated attempt to ferret out the source of boardroom leaks to the media.

The way Wagner was charged Wednesday -- he agreed to waive grand jury proceedings - suggests he's likely cooperating with investigators aiming for more high-profile targets, said Matthew Jacobs, a former federal prosecutor in San Francisco who is now in private practice."