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| As of 2003, Heymann served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, supervising the 80 Assistant United States Attorneys there; prior to that, he was a Special Attorney with the ] Organized Crime Strike Force.<ref name="berkman-2003">{{cite web|url=http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/digitaldiscovery/biosfc.htm|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=Jan. 15, 2013|title=Panelist Biographies: October 10 Workshop for the First Circuit Judicial Conference|author=Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University}}</ref> According to the ], "Heymann has long been recognized as a national expert in electronic crimes, prosecuting cutting-edge cases."<ref name=NLJ /> | As of 2003, Heymann served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, supervising the 80 Assistant United States Attorneys there; prior to that, he was a Special Attorney with the ] Organized Crime Strike Force.<ref name="berkman-2003">{{cite web|url=http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/digitaldiscovery/biosfc.htm|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=Jan. 15, 2013|title=Panelist Biographies: October 10 Workshop for the First Circuit Judicial Conference|author=Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University}}</ref> According to the ], "Heymann has long been recognized as a national expert in electronic crimes, prosecuting cutting-edge cases."<ref name=NLJ /> | ||
| Heymann led the investigation of ] ]-associates ] and Stephen Watt for ] from the ].<ref name="Verini1" /><ref name=RT /> Watt was successfully convicted.<ref name=Watt>], 19 January 2013]. Retrieved 25 January 2013.</ref> James committed suicide two weeks after the ] raided his house.<ref name=RT /> | Heymann led the investigation of ] ]-associates ] and Stephen Watt for ] from the ].<ref name="wired_jj_alias" /><ref name="Verini1" /><ref name=RT /> Watt was successfully convicted.<ref name=Watt>], 19 January 2013]. Retrieved 25 January 2013.</ref> James, still an alleged "unindicted co-conspirator,"<ref name="wired_jj_alias">{{cite news | last = Zetter | first = Kim | authorlink = Kim Zetter | coauthors = | title = TJX Hacker Was Awash in Cash; His Penniless Coder Faces Prison | publisher = ] | date = 2009-06-18 | url = http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/watt/ | accessdate = 2013-01-27}}</ref> committed suicide<ref name=RT /><ref name=Watt /> two weeks after the ] raided his house.<ref name="wired_jj_alias" /><ref name=RT /> In his ], Jonathan James wrote that his suicide was in response to the investigation of a "crime he says he did not commit."<ref name="wired_jj_alias" /><ref></ref> Gonzalez was never charged in the TJX case.<ref name="wired_jj_alias" /> | ||
| Later, Heymann was instrumental in successfully prosecuting Gonzalez for the theft of data from 130 million transactions at ].<ref name="Verini1">{{cite news |first=James |last=Verini |title=The Great Cyberheist |date=November 10, 2010 |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?pagewanted=all |work=] |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref> He was honored with the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award<ref name=NLJ /><ref name=RT>], 15 January 2013.] Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref><ref>], 14 January, 2013.] Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref> by ] for his work on "...the largest and most successful identity theft and hacking investigation and prosecution ever conducted in the United States."<ref name=NLJ /><ref name=Award> Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref> | Later, Heymann was instrumental in successfully prosecuting Gonzalez for the theft of data from 130 million transactions at ].<ref name="Verini1">{{cite news |first=James |last=Verini |title=The Great Cyberheist |date=November 10, 2010 |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?pagewanted=all |work=] |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref> He was honored with the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award<ref name=NLJ /><ref name=RT>], 15 January 2013.] Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref><ref>], 14 January, 2013.] Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref> by ] for his work on "...the largest and most successful identity theft and hacking investigation and prosecution ever conducted in the United States."<ref name=NLJ /><ref name=Award> Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref> | ||
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Heymann's conduct during prosecution of '']'' has raised questions of prosecutorial overreach.<ref name="Ricadela1">{{cite news |first=Aaron |last=Ricadela |coauthors=Dan Hart |title=Web Activist’s Family Blames MIT, Prosecutors in Death |date=January 13, 2013 |url= http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-01-12/aaron-swartz-programmer-turned-activist-dies-at-26-nyt-says |work=] |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref> Swartz committed suicide two days before his trial.<ref name="Ricadela1" /> Swartz' attorney has accused Heymann of using the case to gain publicity for himself.<ref name='Reilly1'>{{cite news |first=Ryan J. |last=Reilly |coauthors=Gerry Smith, Zach Carter |title=Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Wanted 'Juicy' Case For Publicity |date=January 14, 2013 |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/aaron-swartz-stephen-heymann_n_2473278.html |work=] |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref> | ||
| A petition to the ] was launched on January 12, 2013 to relieve Heymann of his duties as assistant U.S. Attorney because of claimed "overzealous prosecution of an allegedly minor and non-violent electronic crime" in the handling of the Swartz prosecution. As of January 26, 2013, the petition had received about 10,000 signatures out of the 25,000 required by February 11, 2013 to elicit a response from the White House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Heymann. |work=White House Petitions |publisher=] |date=2013-01-12 |url=http://wh.gov/Ex1n |accessdate=2013-01-15}}<!--Please don't change the url to the longer one. The character string "petition" activates wikipedia's spam-blocking mechanism--></ref> | A petition to the ] was launched on January 12, 2013 to relieve Heymann of his duties as assistant U.S. Attorney because of claimed "overzealous prosecution of an allegedly minor and non-violent electronic crime" in the handling of the Swartz prosecution. As of January 26, 2013, the petition had received about 10,000 signatures out of the 25,000 required by February 11, 2013 to elicit a response from the White House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Heymann. |work=White House Petitions |publisher=] |date=2013-01-12 |url=http://wh.gov/Ex1n |accessdate=2013-01-15}}<!--Please don't change the url to the longer one. The character string "petition" activates wikipedia's spam-blocking mechanism--></ref> | ||
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| Stephen Heymann | |
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| Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Stephen P. Heymann is one of about one hundred Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts and chief of its cyber crimes unit. He is the son of Philip Heymann, a former United States Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton administration.
As of 2003, Heymann served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, supervising the 80 Assistant United States Attorneys there; prior to that, he was a Special Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Organized Crime Strike Force. According to the National Law Journal, "Heymann has long been recognized as a national expert in electronic crimes, prosecuting cutting-edge cases."
Heymann led the investigation of computer hacker Albert Gonzalez-associates Jonathan James and Stephen Watt for computer intrusion and identity theft from the TJX Companies. Watt was successfully convicted. James, still an alleged "unindicted co-conspirator," committed suicide two weeks after the U.S. Secret Service raided his house. In his suicide note, Jonathan James wrote that his suicide was in response to the investigation of a "crime he says he did not commit." Gonzalez was never charged in the TJX case.
Later, Heymann was instrumental in successfully prosecuting Gonzalez for the theft of data from 130 million transactions at Heartland Payment Systems. He was honored with the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award by Attorney General Eric Holder for his work on "...the largest and most successful identity theft and hacking investigation and prosecution ever conducted in the United States."
Heymann's conduct during prosecution of United States v. Aaron Swartz has raised questions of prosecutorial overreach. Swartz committed suicide two days before his trial. Swartz' attorney has accused Heymann of using the case to gain publicity for himself.
A petition to the White House was launched on January 12, 2013 to relieve Heymann of his duties as assistant U.S. Attorney because of claimed "overzealous prosecution of an allegedly minor and non-violent electronic crime" in the handling of the Swartz prosecution. As of January 26, 2013, the petition had received about 10,000 signatures out of the 25,000 required by February 11, 2013 to elicit a response from the White House.
References
- US Department of Justice. "US Attorney's Office - District of Massachusetts - Divisions". Retrieved 15 Jan 2013.
- ^ Scarcella, Mike, Hacking defendant's suicide spurs debate over prosecutors, National Law Journal, 16 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (June 26, 2003). "Panelist Biographies: October 10 Workshop for the First Circuit Judicial Conference". Retrieved Jan. 15, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Zetter, Kim (2009-06-18). "TJX Hacker Was Awash in Cash; His Penniless Coder Faces Prison". Wired. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Verini, James (November 10, 2010). "The Great Cyberheist". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Prosecutor pursuing Aaron Swartz linked to suicide of another hacker, RT, 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Rogers, Abby, Ex-Con Shares How Hard It Is To Be Targeted By One Of Aaron Swartz's Prosecutors, Business Insider, 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- Swartz suicide won't change computer crime policy, says prosecutor- Questions grow over second hacker suicide
- Carter, Zach, Ryan Grim and Ryan J. Reilly, Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney, Under Fire Over Suicide Of Internet Pioneer Aaron Swartz, The Huffington Post, 14 January, 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Attorney General Holder Recognizes DOJ Employees and Others for Their Service at Annual Awards Ceremony, 27 October 2010, DOJ Press Release. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Ricadela, Aaron (January 13, 2013). "Web Activist's Family Blames MIT, Prosecutors in Death". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Reilly, Ryan J. (January 14, 2013). "Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Wanted 'Juicy' Case For Publicity". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - "Fire Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Heymann". White House Petitions. The White House. 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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