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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is set to be extradited from New Zealand to the U.S., where he faces criminal charges linked to the now-offline file sharing website Megaupload, according to the Reuters news agency.The latest decision could mark the end of more than 10 years of legal back-and-forth after U.S. authorities shut down Dotcom's website and filed charges of conspiracy, racketeering and money laundering against him and three others. If found guilty, Dotcom could face decades in prison.New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has signed an extradition order for the German-born internet mogul, a spokesperson said on Thursday, according to...

Kim Dotcom set to be extradited to U.S. to face Megaupload criminal charges

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Kim Dotcom, the mastermind behind banned file-sharing site Megaupload, will be extradited from New Zealand to the US to face trial — as he defiantly responded, “I’m not leaving.”

The German-born New Zealand resident — who has been fighting his removal to the US since 2012 for allegedly founding the illegal download site — was ordered by Kiwi Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith to be turned over to American authorities.



“I love New Zealand. I’m not leaving … Don’t worry I have a plan,” he wrote on X Thursday in an apparent response to Goldsmith’s order.

Goldsmith said he’s allowing Dotcom “a short period...

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Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

The internet entrepreneur faces several criminal charges in the US, including copyright...

Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

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