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Federal prosecutor defends actions after Internet activist suicide1/17/2013COMMENTS (0)By Jim Finkle and Aaron PressmanBOSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The prosecutor who pursuedcriminal charges against Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internetactivist and computer prodigy who killed himself last week, hasdefended her actions after facing several days of harshcriticism."There is little I can say to abate the anger felt by thosewho believe that this office's prosecution of Mr. Swartz wasunwarranted and somehow led to the tragic result of him takinghis own life," U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a statementWednesday night, after extending her sympathies to the family."I must,louis vuitton handbags, however, make clear that this office's conduct wasappropriate in bringing and handling this case," she said,adding that prosecutors in her office "took on the difficulttask of enforcing a law they had taken an oath to uphold,ugg boots uk, anddid so reasonably."Swartz, who at 14 helped create an early version of the Webfeed system RSS and later worked on the popular website Reddit,was found dead Friday in his Brooklyn apartment.He was accused of using MIT's computer networks to stealmore than 4 million articles from JSTOR,polo ralph lauren outlet, an online archive andjournal distribution service. He had faced a maximum sentence of31 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million.Prosecutors offered him a deal to plead guilty to multiplecounts of wire fraud and computer fraud and spend six months ata low-security facility, Ortiz said,cheap christian louboutin.In a statement Saturday, the family and partner of Swartzlashed out at what they said were decisions by prosecutors thatcontributed to his death."Aaron's death is not simply a personal tragedy. It is theproduct of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation andprosecutorial overreach,coach outlet," the statement said,louis vuitton outlet."The U,cheap gucci bags.S. Attorney's office pursued an exceptionally harsharray of charges, carrying potentially over 30 years in prison,to punish an alleged crime that had no victims," it added.Swartz, who pleaded not guilty to all counts,cheap louboutin shoes, was releasedon bond. His trial was scheduled to start later this year,ugg boots uk sale.The statement from Boston-based Ortiz was released after herhusband, Tom Dolan,louis vuitton Replica, criticized the Swartz family via Twitter."Truly incredible that in their own son's obit they blameothers for his death and make no mention of the 6-month offer,"he had written.Dolan could not immediately be reached for comment.Follow us on Twitter?? Like us on????
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