STEPHEN HEYMANN

POLITICS
Darrell Issa Says Aaron Swartz Report Raises Questions About DOJ Prosecution
By Ryan J. Reilly
"The suggestions that prosecutors did in fact seek to make an example out of Aaron Swartz because Demand Progress exercised
TECH
Stephen Heymann, Aaron Swartz Prosecutor, Compared Internet Activist To Rapist: MIT Report
By Ryan J. Reilly
Heymann was not available for comment, and Christina Dilorio-Sterling, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the
TECH
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Threatened With Guillotine Postcards
By Ryan J. Reilly
Government lawyers argued that the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts should not disclose to the public or to Congress
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Carmen Ortiz Admonished In 2004 For Aggressive Tactic
By Zach Carter
The appeal appeared to have little impact on the trajectory of Ortiz's career. President Barack Obama nominated her to be
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz Lawyers Accuse Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Of Misconduct
By Ryan Grim and Ryan J. Reilly
TECH
'Fire Steve Heymann' Petition Reaches Threshold, Must Be Answered By White House
By Hunter Stuart
Heymann is a head of the cybercrime unit at the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office and led the successful prosecution in
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz Case Draws Letter To Eric Holder From Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings
By Ryan J. Reilly, Ryan Grim, and Zach Carter
A host of Internet freedom activists and progressive political groups are pressing for legislative reforms in the aftermath
POLITICS
John Cornyn Criticizes Eric Holder Over Aaron Swartz's Death
By Zach Carter
January 18, 2013 The Honorable Eric Holder Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
TECH
Aaron Swartz's Father: MIT Put 'Institutional Concerns Ahead Of Compassion'
By Gerry Smith
"I didn’t know there was even an issue for MIT to weigh in about," Scott Aaronson, a computer science professor, said in
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz Prosecution Sparks Push For Changes To Law By Top Tech Representative
By Zach Carter and Ryan J. Reilly
"If he had lost [a court trial], given the 13 felony indictments, he was really screwed," Lessig said. Ortiz's current claims
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Defends Charges, Days After Activist's Suicide
By Ryan J. Reilly
But Ortiz maintained it was appropriate for prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts to
TECH
Tom Dolan, Husband Of Aaron Swartz's Prosecutor, Defends Her On Twitter
By Dino Grandoni
When Internet activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday after an apparent suicide, friends
POLITICS
Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Wanted 'Juicy' Case For Publicity
By Ryan J. Reilly, Zach Carter, and Gerry Smith
Heymann, the deputy chief of the criminal division in the Boston-based U.S. Attorney's office, also headed the computer crimes
POLITICS
Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney, Under Fire Over Suicide Of Internet Pioneer Aaron Swartz
By Zach Carter, Ryan Grim, and Ryan J. Reilly
The petition reads: Top DOJ brass have also looked fondly on Heymann, bestowing him with the Attorney General's Award for