Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party in New Zealand unveiled plans Friday to contest the September general election, but the mogul, who is fighting extradition to the United States, will not be involved. In a statement on its website, the Internet Party said Dotcom had resigned from its executive committee and was no longer involved in operational … Read more
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has launched a bold, though probably doomed, bid to have FBI director James Comey grilled by New Zealand police while visiting the South Pacific nation for a security conference. Comey is reportedly attending a meeting of the “Five Eyes” intelligence sharing network — the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New … Read more
Kim Dotcom’s marathon extradition battle will run for at least another year, despite a New Zealand court ruling that he can be sent to the United States, the Megaupload founder’s lawyer said Tuesday. The flamboyant internet mogul is already planning to take Monday’s ruling to the Court of Appeal and his chief lawyer Ira Rothken … Read more
New Zealand’s High Court ruled Monday that Kim Dotcom was eligible for extradition to the United States over online piracy allegations linked to his now-defunct Megaupload web empire. But defence lawyers immediately vowed to appeal the decision and maintain Dotcom’s long-running battle to avoid him being sent for trial in the United States. “We are … Read more