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Megan Meier's suicide after breaking up with a fake boyfriend created by Drew on MySpace led to her indictment on federal charges.

A federal grand jury found cause to charge Drew with conspiracy and computer fraud associated with the creation of the MySpace profile that authorities and Meier's parents believe drove the 13 year old girl to hang herself in October 2006.

The LA Times said the grand jury in Los Angeles resulted from federal prosecutors seeing a Los Angeles connection, due to MySpace being based in the city. An attorney for Drew denied her client having any involvement with the MySpace profile for the fake 'Josh Evans'.

"This adult woman allegedly used the Internet to target a teenage girl with horrendous ramifications," US Attorney Thomas P. O'Brien said. "This was a tragedy that did not have to happen."

O'Brien's office released a statement saying the indictment alleges Drew violated the MySpace terms of service in creating the phony Josh Evans.

"The conspiracy count carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison. Each count of accessing protected computers, each of which alleges that the access was for the purpose of intentionally inflicting emotional distress on (Megan Meier), carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison," the statement said.

"That girl later committed suicide after the 'boy' spurned her and told her, among other things, that the world would be a better place without her," it continued.