PALO ALTO, CA -- Former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn is scheduled to appear in a California court room today afternoon to face felony charges of identity theft and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The California Attorney General's office charged five persons, including Dunn and former H-P senior counsel Kevin Hunsaker, with having initiated or employed illegal searches of H-P employees or directors.

According to previous reports and statements, Dunn wanted to locate the source of media leaks on the H-P board. Private investigators allegedly accessed the personal phone records of board members, employees and journalists by impersonating them,

Dunn and Hunsaker have resigned from the company.