His family blamed his suicide in part on the overzealous prosecution by the Justice Department.

Swartz's family, in part, blamed the suicide of the executive director of Demand Progress on what they said was an overzealous prosecution.

The decision allows the state attorney to press ahead with the most serious charges, despite criticism that she was part of an " overzealous prosecution".

Many prosecutors have come under criticism from business and government leaders for overzealous prosecutions.