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Prosecutor release

Megaupload indictment and seizure announcement

US DOJ / USAO EDVA, January 19, 2012. Establishes the 18-domain seizure, the seven-defendant indictment, and coordinated New Zealand arrests..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
January 19, 2012
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
9

Bibliographic record

Publisher
US DOJ / USAO EDVA
Published
January 19, 2012
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.
What it supports
Establishes the 18-domain seizure, the seven-defendant indictment, and coordinated New Zealand arrests.
Dataset id
src_doj_megaupload_2012

Research notes

  • Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 9 times across 3 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

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Organization roles

3 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

Legal actions against people

5 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 18 domains

    Domains seized, Megaupload seizure

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