22.02.2012 15:50 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Megaupload co-founder granted bail, New Zealand judge rules he's not a flight risk

After being denied twice, Megupload co-founder Kim Dotcom has been granted bail by a New Zealand judge, who ruled he isn't in fact a flight risk. To date, the court's rationale for keeping Dotcom behind bars has been that he might flee to his native Germany in a bid to avoid extradition to the US, where he stands accused of generating more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and causing more than half a billion dollars in copyright damage. And though prosecutors had previously argued that Doctom has multiple passports and bank accounts and a "history of fleeing criminal charges," district court Jud

Weiterlesen bei Engadget

Digg del.icio.us Facebook email MySpace Technorati Twitter

JustMac.info © Thomas Lohner - Impressum - Datenschutz