A federal grand jury in Los Angeles is investigating the death of Meagan Meier, who had battled depression and subsequently hung herself on October 16 in her closet after receiving cruel messages, one which said, "...the world would be a better place without you"---being rejected by someone that Meagan had believed to be a 16 year old boy that she met on the social networking site MySpace.com The case drew national attention last year when it was revealed that the "Boy" which had befriended Meagan online, was actually the Mother of one of Meagan's former friends, who lived in the same neighborhood as Meagan and wanted to know what Meagan was saying about her daughter to other people.
The U.S. Attorneys Office is exploring the possibility of charging Lori Drew, with defrauding MySpace.com by creating a false account that she, her daughter and a third person used to communicate with Meagan---the U.S. Attorney says that they have jurisdiction as MySpace.com is based in Beverly Hills, CA. Thom Mrozek, a spokesperson for Thomas O'Brien, Assistant U.S. Atty for Southern CA. said that "...a federal wire fraud conviction carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison."
