Η government of USA arrested the owner of KickassTorrents, the world's largest torrent site. The 30-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested in Poland today and charged with copyright violations and money laundering. In addition, a federal court in Chicago ordered the seizure of the many domains used by the CSA.
So today the website does not seem to work.
30 from Ukraine, after his arrest in Poland, is expected to be issued in the United States that has requested his extradition.
In the lawsuit filed at the US District Court in Chicago, the owner is charged for a conspiracy to commit a copyright infringement law, a money laundering conspiracy, and two additional charges for violating another paragraph of the Copyright Act.
The complaint also reveals that the federations approached the site as advertisers, and revealed a bank account linked to the site.
It also shows that Apple handed over Vaulin's personal information cross-referenced with a address IP που χρησιμοποίησε για μια συναλλαγή μέσω του iTunes με την διεύθυνση IP που χρησιμοποίησε για να συνδεθεί σε λογαριασμό ΚΑΤ και στο Facebook.
In addition to arrest in Poland, the court also accepted ordered a bank account associated with KickassTorrents, as well as several of the domain names of the site.
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