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Swartz wasn't arrested in January by the FBI for the downloading - but by MIT police for breaking and entering. He couldn't have been arrested by the Feds befor

Swartz wasn't arrested in January by the FBI for the downloading - but by MIT police for breaking and entering. He couldn't have been arrested by the Feds before the indictment or criminal complaint was filed, which didn't take place until 6 months later. I suspect you're right on the timing though, especially with all of the whining about how he hasn't been charged yet. It'll be a politically savvy move for the Feds to file something quickly here and then supersede it eventually when the full scope is clear.

toss1 4y ago
>> It'll be a politically savvy move for the Feds to file something quickly here and then supersede it eventually when the full scope is clear. That's likely true. However, it may also be a more savvy move to let SBF and other execs think little is pending in order to gather more information. Other than reputation of the justice system (which already has a justified slow reputation; "The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine."), this might be the greater consideration... If they don't rapidly indict, it'll be interesting to see if SBF ever voluntarily returns to US territory before an indictment.
loeber 4y ago
That's correct, though federal law enforcement was involved perhaps earlier than that account suggests. Swartz was initially arrested by the MIT Police and a member of the Secret Service. The United States Attorney Office was in touch with JSTOR almost immediately afterwards. (http://docs.jstor.org/summary.html http://docs.jstor.org/summary.html) I agree with the final comment; I think the DOJ would be well-served by filing something (and that should be pretty tractable, seeing the staggering scope of apparent misdeeds) to extradite SBF as quickly as possible, and then to file amended/superseded charges in the following 12-24 months.

toss1 4y ago

>> It'll be a politically savvy move for the Feds to file something quickly here and then supersede it eventually when the full scope is clear. That's likely true. However, it may also be a more savvy move to let SBF and other execs think little is pending in order to gather more information. Other than reputation of the justice system (which already has a justified slow reputation; "The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine."), this might be the greater consideration... If they don't rapidly indict, it'll be interesting to see if SBF ever voluntarily returns to US territory before an indictment.

loeber 4y ago

That's correct, though federal law enforcement was involved perhaps earlier than that account suggests. Swartz was initially arrested by the MIT Police and a member of the Secret Service. The United States Attorney Office was in touch with JSTOR almost immediately afterwards. (http://docs.jstor.org/summary.html http://docs.jstor.org/summary.html) I agree with the final comment; I think the DOJ would be well-served by filing something (and that should be pretty tractable, seeing the staggering scope of apparent misdeeds) to extradite SBF as quickly as possible, and then to file amended/superseded charges in the following 12-24 months.