Father of Internet activist Aaron Swartz blames son's death on government
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Associated Press) -
Internet activist Aaron Swartz's father told his son's suburban Chicago funeral that the Reddit co-founder was "killed by the government."
The 26-year-old was found dead of an apparent suicide in his New York apartment Friday. His funeral was Tuesday morning at a Highland Park synagogue. Swartz was facing a potentially lengthy prison sentence after being indicted in Boston in 2011 for allegedly gaining access to academic articles from a computer archive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The charges carried a maximum penalty of decades in prison.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that his father, Robert Swartz, echoed the family's previous statements during the service, saying his son was "hounded" by the government.
Spokeswoman Christina DiIorio-Sterling in Boston says U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz has no comment about Robert Swartz's remarks.
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