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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. What just happened? It's been quite a while since Kim Dotcom made headlines. The founder of the defunct file-sharing site Megaupload has been fighting extradition from New Zealand to the US for 12 years, but he has finally lost the battle. However, the German-born internet mogul says he's not leaving.

Kim Dotcom loses extradition battle but refuses to leave New Zealand

NBC News

Kim Dotcom, who is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload, will be extradited to the United States from New Zealand, the New Zealand justice minister said on Thursday. German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting extradition to the United States since 2012 following...

Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand after 12-year fight with U.S.

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his long battle to avoid extradition from New Zealand to the United States. A spokesperson for New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said he had signed an extradition order for Mr Dotcom on Thursday. US authorities have said he made his fortune from digital...

Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

CBS News

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

The New Republic

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Houston, TX

The Independent

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Minneapolis, MN

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Latin Times

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A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

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New Haven, CT

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Reuters

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Lafayette, IN

A three-month-old baby has been found drowned in a sealed bucket in Indiana, with his father reportedly considered a person of interest in his death. A silver alert to search for Jacob Moneus was launched by Lafayette Police on August 10, but called off just the following day after they discovered his body in a bucket full of laundry detergent, according to reports from Journal & Courier.The bucket he was found in was reportedly beside the trash can in his mother’s residence in southeast Lafayette. In the press release asking the public for assistance in locating the baby, police explained...

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Clark County, WA

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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

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

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