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Megaupload extradition trial date to be set

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 5:08a.m.

Kim Dotcom

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The extradition trial date for the four men accused of file-sharing piracy in the United States through the website Megaupload is due to be set in the North Shore District Court.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three other men were arrested at Dotcom's $30 million rented mansion in Coatesville, Auckland, in a police raid on January 20.

They face charges in the US of racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering and are awaiting proceedings to extradite them to the US.

A date for the extradition hearing is to be set in the North Shore District Court on Wednesday.

Dotcom, who is a German national and holds New Zealand residency, is the only accused who remains in custody in New Zealand following successful bail bids for his co-accused.

Another man has been arrested in the Netherlands, while two other suspects remain at large.

A new indictment, filed in a US court and released on Friday, adds eight additional charges of copyright infringement and wire fraud against Dotcom, six Megaupload employees and two related companies.

NZN

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