Anderson’s statement came just after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Nancy Heinen, the former general counsel at Apple, saying her actions led to “fraudulent” stock option backdating at the company. A similar lawsuit against Anderson was filed but simultaneously settled. The SEC said it doesn’t plan to file any actions against Apple as a company.

“Every action Nancy took was fully understood and authorized by Apple’s board of directors, was consistent with the interests of shareholders–and consistent with the rules as she easily understood them.”
–Miles Ehrlich, Nancy Heinen’s attorney

The lawsuit comes after months of investigation by both regulators and Apple into the backdating, which Apple has admitted occurred in relation to two options grants made to Jobs and other executives–including Heinen and Anderson. The SEC is charging that Heinen fraudulently selected earlier grant dates for two options grants, one in February 2001 to several Apple executives including Jobs, Anderson and herself, and one in October 2001 to Jobs. The agency is also saying that she falsified records to cover it up and prevent Apple from having to record expenses associated with those dates.

Source: News.com

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