Ex-GC of Autonomy Says Accounting Turned Odd Before $11B Sale to HP
Joel Scott, the former general counsel of the U.K.-based tech company Autonomy's U.S. division, took the stand Thursday in the fraud trial of former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, accused of padding his company's revenue to dupe HP into the purchase.
April 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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Criminal LawIt was around 2007 when Joel Scott, then general counsel of the U.K.-based tech company Autonomy's U.S. division, started to get concerned about some of the business tactics being pushed by his employers.
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