Aaron Swartz Was Targeted by Feds Over His Activism

The Department of Justice admitted that Aaron's Swartz past activism played a role in his prosecution, according to a new report.

The revelation came during a briefing led by Steven Reich, an associate deputy attorney general, in front of the Congressional Oversight Committee, which is investigating the government's prosecution of the late activist and coder, who committed suicide on Jan. 11.

The Huffington Post initially reported the news. A committee aide later confirmed the report to Mashable. "That is consistent with what the investigators heard from the Justice Department," the aide said.

Prosecutors focused on Swartz's "Guerilla Open Access Manifesto." The federal prosecutor…
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