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Her husband is just wrong. The only deal on the table was plead guilty to all 13 felonies and get "possibly six months but up to seven years" - the prosecutors
by wavesounds 14y ago
Her husband is just wrong. The only deal on the table was plead guilty to all 13 felonies and get "possibly six months but up to seven years" - the prosecutors would not negotiate with Aaron's lawyers.
http://mashable.com/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-plea-deal/ http://mashable.com/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-plea-deal/
- toyg 14y agoFrom what I understand, the prosecutor is not even bound to keep his/her word: after you admit the charges, they can just turn around and throw the book at you regardless. Considering the gross disproportionality of filed charges and the fact that there was no real incentive for the US Attorney office to "keep Swartz happy" (i.e. no chance he'd turn any co-conspirator or recover any loot, this basically being a mostly-symbolic solo operation), obviously you wouldn't trust their word.