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Kim Dotcom

Also known as: Kim Schmitz

Charged, Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged founder and controlling figure of Megaupload.

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

  • Founder of Megaupload.
  • Extradition to the US was contested for years in New Zealand courts.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions 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
Founder and controlling figure of Megaupload
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia
Charging jurisdiction
United States
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Arrested, January 2012
Nationality
Germany
Country of residence
New Zealand

Charges

Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.

A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.

3 counts named in the public record

Charge Charging authority Case number Status
Racketeering conspiracy United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia Not published Charged, January 2012
Copyright infringement conspiracy United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia Not published Charged, January 2012
Money laundering conspiracy United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia Not published Charged, January 2012

Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.