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Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by zionic on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:33PM (#25732430)
What evidence is there the plea deal was offered? Sounds like PR by the state.
Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by Merman_Mike on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:46PM (#25732651)
> During plea talks held in the months before his death, federal prosecutors told Aaron Swartz and his attorney that the computer prodigy must spend six months behind bars and plead guilty to 13 federal crimes in order to resolve the criminal case short of a trial.

> Swartz’s lead defense attorney, Elliot Peters, said today that both he and Swartz rejected the plea deal offered by the office of US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, and instead were pushing for a trial where federal prosecutors would have been forced to publicly justify their pursuit of Swartz.

First result on Google.

Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by xadhominemx on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:34PM (#25732445)
You don’t have to ask me, the information can be found on google within seconds.
Re:Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago by hundchenkatze on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:59PM (#25732903)
You're offering the information, the least you could do is provide your source.