Excerpt: In case you wondered how the backdating matters have been resolved, this week brings news that: The SEC settled with Broadcom Corporation for $12 million civil penalty, in addition to a permanent injunction.... A grand jury in Northern California indicted the former Mercury CFO for tax fraud in connection with her role in the Mercury's backdating scheme. Still no word on whether the SEC or prosecutors will act against any of the law firms that seemed to have facilitated the scandal.