Article: Documents suggest HP CEO knew of board leak investigation.

Byline: Pete Carey and Therese Poletti

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ As the uproar has grown over Hewlett-Packard's investigation of boardroom leaks, there has been an island of silence surrounding HP's chief executive, Mark Hurd.

That could change now that a memo has surfaced showing in early March, Hurd and two other top people at HP were briefed on the multiple steps in HP's controversial investigation.

More revelations about Hurd's involvement in the investigation came Wednesday with a Washington Post report that Hurd approved a "sting" by HP investigators to impersonate a disgruntled HP employee to trick a CNET reporter into revealing her sources for ...

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