Fresh blow for Kim Dotcom in US extradition fight

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom failed to reverse an extradition bid by the United States, the latest blow in a decade-long legal battle over online piracy charges. — REUTERS

New Zealand's top court rejected Kim Dotcom's latest bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to the tech entrepreneur's decade-long battle against online piracy charges.

Dotcom, who is accused of netting millions from his Megaupload file-sharing service, faces charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering in the United States, carrying jail terms of up to 20 years.