New Zealand Justice Minister Approves Extradition of Kim Dotcom to the U.S.

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Friday, August 16, 2024

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

40

Issue:

8

Abstract:

On August 15, 2024, New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed the extradition order of Kim Dotcom to the United States. Born in Germany, Dotcom moved to New Zealand in 2010 and has fought extradition to the U.S. since 2012. In 2012, the U.S. government closed his file-sharing site Megaupload and indicted him and three other persons.