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# Organizations and roles

January 2012, Piracy and IP
[Megaupload seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure)

Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 3 organizations on this action. Operational lead: DOJ. The table lists the role the cited record assigns each one, in the record's own wording where it gives any.

## Why this page names organizations only

Roles on this page describe the agencies that took part. Individuals named in the public record appear on the takedown entry itself, under People and accountability.

## Organizations and roles

| Emblem | Organization | Role | What the record says |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | [United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-department-of-justice), United States | Operational lead | Directed the federal prosecution. |
| | [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation), United States | Investigating | Investigated and executed the domain seizure. |
| | [New Zealand Police](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/new-zealand-police), New Zealand | Arresting | Executed arrests and searches in New Zealand. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

Federal criminal indictment (E.D. Va.); domain seizure warrants; New Zealand search/arrest warrants

### Ongoing investigation

Group accounted for: Partial. Seven individuals indicted, including Kim Dotcom; extradition proceedings from New Zealand were protracted and not fully resolved for years.

This page records organizational involvement as the cited sources state it. Where a role carries no description, the record gives none.

Last reviewed August 21, 2026