Two Megaupload coders who have been fighting extradition to the United States for the past decade, have now pleaded guilty in the High Court at Auckland
Two Megaupload coders who have been fighting extradition to the United States for the past decade, have now pleaded guilty in the High Court at Auckland
22 June 2022
It's a major change in tactic from the pair, after they reached a deal to instead face similar charges in New Zealand.
Their guilty pleas come just weeks after they were charged in New Zealand with allegations similar to what they had been facing in the United States.
The two coders were arrested along with Kim Dotcom and Finn Batato in 2012, following a raid in which the Megaupload website was taken down due to alleged copyright violations.
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