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Re:Why Did the Justice System Target Aaron Swartz? by rayiner on Monday January 28, 2013 @10:10AM (#5128756)
That's not what I said. I said that Swartz's case is unusual because he's white and rich and well-connected in the community, and he wasn't accused of a financial crime.
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Re:Why Did the Justice System Target Aaron Swartz? by pyre on Monday January 28, 2013 @02:34PM (#5130185)
IIRC, one of the charges against Aaron was wire fraud. Bernie Madoff (rich, white, well-connected) plead guilty to wire fraud (amongst other charges).

I'm not sure how the fact that it wasn't a financial crime has much to do with how the Federal prosecutors handled things.

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