Aaron Swartzs Prosecutor: I Wasnt Seeking Maximum Sentence

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, the leading prosecutor in the case against the late hacker and activist Aaron Swartz, said in a statement released late Wednesday that she would have recommended to the judge a prison sentence of six months, not the maximum sentence of 35 years Swartz potentially faced under charges of computer fraud and other crimes.

Ortiz has been heavily criticized since Swartz took his own life on January 11th. Some commentators and Swartz's family believe the threat of jail time and what they consider Ortiz's prosecutorial overreach were contributing factors in Swartz's decision.

Ortiz, however, insists her office's conduct in the case was "appropriate" given the crime…
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