Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating

October 4, 2008 By PAUL ELIAS , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.

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