McAfee has found itself back in the headlines again. This time it’s not nearly as rosey. With their SEC woes fresh in mind this stings a little. They have had to fire their general counsel, Kent Roberts. It was discovered that he had been in a stock option grant ugliness. The case involving Roberts apparently stems from activity in 2000.
It said its audit committee is continuing a review of other option granting practices and has retained an independent counsel, adding that it is in communication with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.
[tags]McAfee, General Counsel, Security, Security Software, SEC, DOJ[/tags]