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.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Operational lead, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Investigating, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[New Zealand Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Arresting, Megaupload seizure

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

5 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Kim Dotcom](https://takedownindex.org/people/kim-dotcom)

Charged, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[Kim Dotcom](https://takedownindex.org/people/kim-dotcom)

Arrested, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[Mathias Ortmann](https://takedownindex.org/people/mathias-ortmann)

Arrested, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[Finn Batato](https://takedownindex.org/people/finn-batato)

Arrested, Megaupload seizure

Primary source
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[Bram van der Kolk](https://takedownindex.org/people/bram-van-der-kolk)

Arrested, Megaupload seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[18 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Domains seized, Megaupload seizure

Primary source

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