Aaron Swartz's prosecutor Steve Heymann Should Be Fired

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Submitted by Weezul on Sunday February 10, 2013 @12:34PM

Weezul writes "Thanks to a last minute appeal by Aaron Swarz' girlfriend, a petition to fire Boston Assistant US Attorney Stephen Heymann has passed 25,000 signatures, has crossed the threshold required to elicit a White House response. Steve Heymann is the prosecutor in the Massachusetts US Attorneyâ(TM)s office who so aggressively and unreasonably went after Aaron to further his own career."
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SEC Chair Nominee asked Heymann to drop case (Score:3)

by theodp (442580) writes: on Sunday February 10, 2013 @12:54PM (#42850651)

Heymann is the prosecutor JSTOR attorney and Obama SEC Chair nominee Mary Jo White [slashdot.org] reportedly contacted to no avail to drop the charges against Swartz.

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SEC Chair Nominee asked Heymann to drop case (Score:3)