Former HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn did not enter any plea to the charges, the attorney generals office said. The three other defendants pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of fraudulent wire communications. The court did not accept their plea, but offered to dismiss the case against them if they completed 96 hours of community service and paid restitution to victims. The events Wednesday ended a major chapter in a scandal that has drawn wide attention to HP but hasn’t significantly hurt the company’s business. Despite the scandal, HP has weathered the spy saga easily in business terms.”]

