Tech mogul’s latest attempt to halt deportation from NZ rejected Kim Dotcom is facing charges of money laundering and copyright infringement in the US The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024
Megaupload founder will be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges — now-defunct file-sharing website had cost film studios and record companies over $500 million Twelve years after authorities first raided Kim Dotcom's New Zealand mansion, a justice minister there has agreed the man should be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15, 2024
2 men who helped run popular pirating website Megaupload sentenced to prison in New Zealand Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload have each been sentenced by a New Zealand court to more than two years in prison The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
To avoid US extradition, Megaupload pair plead guilty in NZ Two men have pleaded guilty in New Zealand to their involvement in running the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022