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Jobs Hires Attorney as Options Probe Deepens |
Apple Computer shares dropped 4 percent -- the biggest drop in about six months -- after reports that federal prosecutors are investigating whether company officials falsified documents in what may be the latest in a string of corporate stock options scandals. The Apple options investigation story originally broke in October, when Apple's internal probe uncovered suspect transactions. At that time, Apple said its investigation turned up "irregularities related to the issuance of certain stock option grants made between 1997 and 2001."

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