Swartz was found dead in his Crown Heights, Brooklyn, apartment on January 11, 2013.[42] A spokeswoman for New York's Medical Examiner reported that he had hanged himself.[43][44] At the time of his death, Swartz, if convicted, faced a maximum of $1 million[45] in fines and more than 35 years[45] in prison after the government increased the number of felony counts against him from 4 to 13.[46] MSNBC host Chris Hayes summarized the charges saying "At the time of his death, Aaron was being prosecuted [...] for the crime of-- and I'm not exaggerating here-- 'Downloading too many free articles'".[47]
