Moeller, a former reporter, was among those
whom the computer maker had targeted in its probe, which is
now the subject of a congressional inquiry as well as
criminal investigations by state and federal authorities.
"The investigators' suspicions were misplaced and baseless,"
Hewlett-Packard's Vice President of External Communications
Robert Sherbin told CNET News.com late Friday.
For his part, Moeller said that "(CEO) Mark Hurd and
(Chairman) Patty Dunn both personally apologized to me,"
Moeller said. "I think it should speak volumes that I am
still doing my job."
On Tuesday, Dunn apologized to HP employees for the tactics
used in the probe, at the same time disclosing that two HP
employees had been targeted, though the company did not name
them.
HP has said that nine journalists were also targeted as part
of the probe, including three reporters at CNET News.com,
three reporters at BusinessWeek, two reporters at the Wall
Street Journal and one reporter at the New York Times.
Moeller was a journalist at BusinessWeek and PC Week before
entering public relations.
Earlier on Friday, the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce asked four people, including Dunn, HP General
Counsel Ann Baskins and outside lawyer Larry Sonsini to
testify in a Sept. 28 hearing. The committee has given HP
until Monday to turn over a number of records related to its
probe.
California's Attorney General has also said that he believes
he has enough information to bring criminal charges against
people both inside and outside the company.
Dunn said Tuesday that she would step down as Chairman in
January, though she said she will remain on the board.
Following Dunn's announcement, Director George Keyworth said
he would resign, acknowledging in a press release that he
was a source for a CNET News.com story in January, but also
lashing out at the leak probe.
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