DoJ drops charges against Aaron Swartz

Cory Doctorow 12:05 pm Mon Jan 14, 2013

The US government has dismissed the case against Aaron Swartz.

In the wake of the tragic suicide of Aaron Swartz, the United States Attorney decided to formally drop the pending charges against the 26-year-old information hacktivist.

"In support of this dismissal, the government states that Mr. Swartz died on January 11, 2013," wrote Carmen Ortiz, the United States Attorney for the District Court of Massachusetts.

Swartz faced legal charges after he infamously downloaded a huge cache of documents from JSTOR. Over the weekend, Swartz' family said the aggressive legal tactics of the US Attorney's office contributed to his suicide.

Government formally drops charges against Aaron Swartz [Ars Technica/Cyrus Farivar]

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