Re:Prosecutors' deal for Swartz: Felony plea and three month...
by guelo on Monday February 25, 2013 @07:51PM
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According to HuffPo's sources there was also a "saving face" element to the prosecution:
"Some congressional staffers left the briefing with the impression that prosecutors believed they needed to convict Swartz of a felony that would put him in jail for a short sentence in order to justify bringing the charges in the first place, according to two aides with knowledge of the briefing."
"Some congressional staffers left the briefing with the impression that prosecutors believed they needed to convict Swartz of a felony that would put him in jail for a short sentence in order to justify bringing the charges in the first place, according to two aides with knowledge of the briefing."