Securities
Dec. 4, 2009
Prosecutor's Conduct Is Questioned in Broadcom Criminal Trial
The criminal trial of Broadcom's former chief financial officer William J. Ruehle for stock option backdating nearly met an abrupt end Wednesday as a judge contemplated declaring a mistrial over prosecutorial misconduct.
U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney said one of the prosecutors crossed a line into misconduct, perhaps something more serious when he placed a phone call to attorneys for the next defense witness and discussed the antic...
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