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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom evades jail as US bail breach allegations rubbished

on Dec 1, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, which was taken down by the US government in 2012 for copyright infringement allegations, has escaped a US bid to jail him ahead of his ongoing extradition case.

The file-sharing pioneer was accused of violating his bail by the prosecution, which claimed he “breached bail conditions by having indirect contact with one of his accused; that he is a flight risk because he has the money to skip the country; and that he has been dishonest about his finances by trying to sell a NZ$500,000 (£250,000) Rolls Royce in London.”

Speaking outside the courtroom, Dotcom responded: Read full story ›

Source: The Drum