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> The government indicated it might only seek seven years at trial, and was willing to bargain that down to six to eight months in exchange for a guilty plea, a
by watty 14y ago
> The government indicated it might only seek seven years at trial, and was willing to bargain that down to six to eight months in exchange for a guilty plea, a person familiar with the matter said. But Mr. Swartz didn't want to do jail time.
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- josephlord 14y agoGuilty to what? How did the government indicate that they might only seek seven years at trial? Even six to eight months sounds excessive for what he was accused of doing (although it was wrong and some charge may have been reasonable). And it would be one thing to accept guilt for unauthorized use of a computer and another to plead guilty to a $5M wire fraud.