Arrest of Megaupload execs Kim Dotcom (a.k.a. Kim Schmitz) appearing with Bram van der Kolk, Finn Batato and Mathias Ortman . They were arrested when 70 New Zealand police raided ten properties around Auckland Are they villains or victims and scapegoats of the cyberwar ?! The US government dropped a nuclear bomb on "cyberlocker" site Megaupload today, seizing its domain names, grabbing $50 million in assets, and getting New Zealand police to arrest four of the site's key employees, including enigmatic founder Kim Dotcom. In a 72-page indictment unsealed in a Virginia federal court, prosecutors charged that the site earned more than $175 million since its founding in 2005, most of it based on copyright infringement. Kim Dotcom - Founder of Megaupload Kim Schmitz Kim Dotcom Megaupload Founder's Assets Included Fleet of Pricey Cars and while the company's CEO was hip-hop super-producer Swizz Beatz, husband of singer Alicia Keys, was even non mentioned in the indictment
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