Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom loses bid to avoid U.S. extradition
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Flamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues have lost their latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face criminal charges.
New Zealand’s Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld earlier court rulings that the men were eligible to be handed over to U.S. authorities.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom smiles as he takes part in the launch of his new website at a press conference at his mansion in Auckland on Jan. 20, 2013.
The decision comes more than six years after U.S. authorities shut down Dotcom’s file-sharing website Megaupload and filed charges of conspiracy, racketeering and money laundering against the men. If found guilty, they could face decades in prison.
Megaupload was once one of the internet’s most popular sites. U.S. prosecutors say it raked in at least US$175 million from people using it to illegally download songs, television shows and movies.
Dotcom says he can’t be held responsible for how others used the site.
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