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Finn Batato

No alias recorded

Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged megaupload executive.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Named co-defendant in the Megaupload indictment; arrested with Kim Dotcom in New Zealand.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Associated takedowns
Megaupload seizure
Recorded role
Megaupload executive
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Arrested, January 2012
Nationality
Germany
Country of residence
New Zealand

Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

1 recorded action across 1 takedown

Date Takedown Target Connection Outcome
January 20, 2012 , Source [1] Megaupload seizure , Piracy and IP Megaupload Megaupload executive Arrested . Arrested alongside Kim Dotcom in the coordinated New Zealand raid.