Talk about a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing... The California AG, who was full of tough talk only a few months back when it came to the HP pretexting scandal, has dropped criminal charges against HP's former Chairman, Patrician Dunn.

They've also reached plea agreements with her co-defendants (former ethics chief Kevin Hunsaker and private investigators Ronald DeLia and Matthew DePante) basically amounting to restitution and community service.

Still, Federal pursuit of prosecution is not entirely out of the question. To date only PI. Bryan Wagner has so far faced federal felony charges. He previously plead guilty to both identity theft and conspiracy.

-- MDT

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