“A federal court in Massachusetts has dismissed the hacking case against Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide on January 11 while facing decades behind bars and a $1 million fine. Though JSTOR decided not to press charges – and even urged the US government to drop the case – MIT went ahead with a civil suit. As a result, Swartz faced serious legal consequences, which observers believe led to his suicide last week. According to a Huffington Post report, Swartz’s defense team suspected federal attorneys were using Swartz as an example to show how serious they could be with online crime cases.”
http://rt.com/usa/news/swartz-suicide-court-drops-charges-997/
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