Three Plead Not Guilty in Spying Probe at HP

Three private investigators who obtained confidential telephone records as part of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s boardroom spying probe pleaded not guilty to identity theft and other felony charges.

Ronald DeLia of Needham, Mass.-based Security Outsourcing Solutions Inc., Matthew DePante of Melbourne, Fla.-based Action Research Group Inc. and Bryan Wagner of Colorado were arraigned in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Each was released on his own recognizance.