Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:10:06 +0100 AUCKLAND (Reuters) - The founder of online file-sharing website Megaupload argued in a New Zealand court Monday he was innocent on charges of internet piracy and money laundering and said authorities were trying to portray the blackest picture of him. Kim Dotcom, a German national, also known as Kim Schmitz, argued for bail saying through his lawyer that he posed no threat of absconding or restarting his businesses. "Mr Dotcom emphatically denies any criminal misconduct or wrongdoing, and denies the existence of a Mega Conspiracy," defense lawyer Paul Davison told the court Monday. ... (Source: Reuters)
New Zealand reveals high-octane arrest in Internet fraud case
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:50:09 +0100 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police on Saturday revealed bizarre details of the arrest of the suspected kingpin of an Internet copyright theft case against the James Bond-like backdrop of a country mansion hideaway with electronic locks, a safe room and a pink Cadillac. German national Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, was one of four men arrested on Friday, a day before his 38th birthday, in an investigation of the Megaupload.com website led by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... (Source: Reuters)
In this photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, one half of ...
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:20:02 +0100 (AP) - In this photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, one half of the cargo ship Rena sinks on a reef near Tauranga, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. The 774-foot (236-meter) vessel split in two over the weekend amid heavy seas and now the stern section is slipping from the Astrolabe reef and sinking. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand, Graeme Brown) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
In this photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, half of the ...
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:30:02 +0100 (AP) - In this photo provided by Maritime New Zealand, half of the cargo ship Rena is partially submerged on a reef near Tauranga, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. The 774-foot (236-meter) vessel split in two over the weekend amid heavy seas and now the stern section is slipping from the Astrolabe reef and sinking. (AP Photo/Maritime New Zealand) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
New Zealand's Labour Party leader David Shearer, left, and deputy ...
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:10:02 +0100 (AP) - New Zealand's Labour Party leader David Shearer, left, and deputy leader Grant Robertson shake hands at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The center-left party voted David Shearer, a former United Nations humanitarian worker, as their new leader. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT
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