Heymann, Peters says, thought the Swartz case "was going to receive press and he was going to be a tough guy and read his name in the newspaper."
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again...
EDIT: The notion I was trying to capture is perhaps better expressed by saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Heymann got all the things Peters accuses him of wanting, just not exactly in the form he was presumably hoping to receive them.
I think you might be reading more into my beliefs wrt Heymann than is warranted, given what I said. (N.b., "Peters accuses him of wanting"; "the form he was presumably hoping to receive them.") I don't pretend to have any direct knowledge of Steve Heymann.
That said, based on what knowledge I do have of him, his being a notches-on-the-belt and consequences be damned type of Federal prosecutor fits the facts well enough — in fact, better-enough than all the other alternatives combined — to consider my opinion accurate enough for an internet forum.
The prosecutor wanted another feather in his cap. I doubt he held animosity towards Aaron in particular, any more than a mugger would towards someone wearing an expensive watch.
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again...
EDIT: The notion I was trying to capture is perhaps better expressed by saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Heymann got all the things Peters accuses him of wanting, just not exactly in the form he was presumably hoping to receive them.