- Advertisement -Two former team members megaupload, Mathias Ortman and bram van der kolkhave received significantly reduced prison terms after pleading guilty to fraud and agreeing to testify against their former boss, kim dotcom. For his part, Van der Kolk, former head of software programming and owner of 2.5% of the company’s shares, has been sentenced to two years and six months. - Advertisement -Dotcom’s fight against extraditionWhile Ortmann and Van der Kolk will serve their sentences in New Zealand, Kim Dotcom continues to fight their extradition to the United States. The Megaupload caseThe sentence comes 11 years after the arrest of Ortmann and Van der Kolk and the forced closure of Megaupload. The future of Kim DotcomAs Ortmann and Van der Kolk prepare to testify against him, Kim Dotcom stands firm in his fight against extradition.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 17, 2023 02:56 UTC