USA v. Lynch et al

  1. March 19, 2024

    Aspiring Atty Should Be Off HP Jury, Ex-Autonomy Execs Say

    Counsel for former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch and another defendant accused of deceiving HP into buying Autonomy at an inflated price of $11.7 billion urged a California federal judge Thursday to dismiss a juror who contacted a federal prosecutor during voir dire seeking law career advice.

  2. March 18, 2024

    Ex-Autonomy CEO's Fraud Trial Over $11.7B HP Deal Kicks Off

    Autonomy's former CEO Michael Lynch duped HP into buying his company at the inflated price of $11.7 billion, a federal prosecutor said Monday during opening statements in the British entrepreneur's criminal trial, while Lynch's lawyer countered his client had "all the money in the world" and no motive to commit fraud.

  3. March 15, 2024

    Ex-Autonomy CEO To Face Jury As HP Fraud Trial Boots Up

    Former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch's 2011 sale of the tech company he founded to HP for about $11.7 billion earned him around $804 million and acclaim in tech circles, but the British executive now faces up to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges that he inflated revenue figures in a monthslong criminal trial slated to kick off Monday in San Francisco.

  4. February 28, 2024

    Autonomy Founder's Fraud Trial Risks 'Morass,' Judge Warns

    The California federal judge overseeing the upcoming criminal fraud trial of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch over the software company's $11.7 billion sale to Hewlett-Packard warned prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday about growing estimates for the trial's length, saying they're "going to lose [jurors] in the morass" of a monthslong trial.

  5. February 05, 2020

    Ex-Autonomy CEO To Contest US Extradition In Fraud Case

    Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch vowed to fight extradition to the U.S. on fraud and conspiracy charges on Wednesday after being arrested in London and released on bail, accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of overstepping its jurisdiction in an attempt to police overseas conduct.

  6. December 02, 2019

    US Seeks To Extradite Ex-Autonomy CEO In Fraud Case

    The U.S. has formally requested that the U.K. extradite former Autonomy Corp. CEO Michael Lynch on charges that he artificially inflated the software company's worth ahead of its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co., a court filing on Sunday confirmed.

  7. November 29, 2018

    Autonomy's Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud Linked To HP Deal

    A federal grand jury Thursday indicted former Autonomy Corp. CEO Michael Lynch and another former top executive on fraud charges, alleging they lied about the British software company's financials before Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $11.7 billion acquisition in 2011.