Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand after 12-year fight with US

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year battle to halt deportation to U.S.

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.New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith divulged Friday that he had decided Dotcom should be surrendered to the U.S. to face trial, capping — for now — a drawn-out legal fight. A date for the extradition was…

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to US

Kim Dotcom faces 55 years in jail if convited in the US on all charges

Filesharing network Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom vows to fight order for US extradition

WELLINGTON, Aug 16 — New Zealand-based tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom lashed out at the US government today, as his decade-long effort to avoid extradition on fraud and money laundering charges appeared to have failed. Local media reported yesterday that New Zealand’s justice minister had signed an order to extradite Dotcom, the founder of the Megaupload file-sharing system. He faces charges including fraud, money laundering and racketeering, puni…

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be extradited to US after losing 12-year legal fight

Megaupload was once a hugely popular file-sharing website. Now, its founder Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the US on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering.

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom will finally be extradited to the United States after a long battle. Dotcom has been fighting his extradition since 2012, with US authorities accusing him of piracy and copyright infringement. With his online portal Megaupload, he earned several million euros.