Kim Dotcom, an online businessman, lost his long fight to prevent being deported from New Zealand to the United States.
New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s spokesman confirmed on Thursday that he had signed an extradition attempt for Mr. Dotcom.
According to US authorities, he founded the 2005-founded file-sharing website Megaupload from online piracy, which he claimed he founded to make money from.
Mr. Dotcom claimed that he had no control over the content that people uploaded to the website.
The businessman, who was born in Germany and life in New Zealand, has described himself as an “internet flexibility warrior”.
His legal fight against treatment began after he was detained in a serious FBI raid on his Auckland palace in 2012.
Since then, he has filed some unsuccessful appeals in New Zealand judges against abduction.
In the US, Mr. Dotcom is accused of numerous criminal offenses, including criminal, money laundering, and copyright infringement. He may encounter a lengthy prison sentence if found guilty.
According to the United States authorities, Mr. Dotcom and three other Megaupload executives caused more than$ 500 million in losses to music studios and music producers.
At its peak, Megaupload was the 13th most popular website on the internet, accounting for 4 % of all online traffic worldwide.
Mr. Dotcom made millions of dollars selling advertisements and advanced subscriptions.
People frequently shared pirated music and movies on the website, but Mr. Dotcom has denied encouraging this.
In an apparent allusion to the abduction order, he stated in a post on social media on Tuesday that the “obedient US settlement in the South Pacific really decided to apprehend me for what people uploaded to Megaupload.”