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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom
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In 1994 he received a two-year suspended sentence for computer fraud and data espionage because he was underage, and received a similar sentence in 2003 for insider trading and embezzlement.[12]
Dotcom was the founder of now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload[12][13] but has subsequently been accused of criminal copyright infringement and a host of other charges, such as money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud, by the U.S. Department of Justice.[14] In January 2012, the New Zealand Police raided his home in Auckland and placed him in custody in response to the US charges. Dotcom was accused of costing the entertainment industry $500 million through unlicensed content uploaded to Megaupload which had 150 million registered users.[15] Dotcom has denied the charges, and is currently fighting attempts to extradite him to the United States.[16]
Dotcom was the founder of now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload[12][13] but has subsequently been accused of criminal copyright infringement and a host of other charges, such as money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud, by the U.S. Department of Justice.[14] In January 2012, the New Zealand Police raided his home in Auckland and placed him in custody in response to the US charges. Dotcom was accused of costing the entertainment industry $500 million through unlicensed content uploaded to Megaupload which had 150 million registered users.[15] Dotcom has denied the charges, and is currently fighting attempts to extradite him to the United States.[16]
