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06:36 AAPL Apple's Jobs questioned in options probe, lawyers say - Bloomberg.com (86.79 )

Bloomberg.com reports Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs was questioned by govt investigators leading the U.S. probe into backdated stock options grants at the co, lawyers familiar with the matter said. Jobs met with officials from the SEC and the Justice Department last week in San Francisco, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the interviews are confidential.

Apple said last month an internal review found "no misconduct'' by Jobs or current mgmt. The meeting shows the U.S. govt is still seeking information about Jobs's role in the backdating even after the co's report clearing him and others, said Nell Minow, editor at the Corporate Library, a corporate governance research firm. "It is after all the SEC's view on his culpability that matters, not the internal investigation at Apple,'' Minow said. The people wouldn't disclose specifics about what Jobs was asked, what he told investigators and whether there would be additional meetings.