WELLINGTON, New Zealand ? A U.S. official confirmed that a fifth person has been arrested in the Megaupload file-sharing case.
The U.S. Justice Department official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity because the case is still pending, said Dutch police have arrested Andrus Nomm, 32, a citizen of Estonia and a resident of both Turkey and Estonia.
Police in New Zealand last week arrested Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three other Megaupload employees on U.S. accusations they facilitated millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content, costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue.
In all, U.S. authorities have charged seven men in the conspiracy case and are still seeking the arrest of the remaining two men.
Authorities in the U.S. are seeking to extradite the four men arrested in New Zealand and are also expected to seek Nomm's extradition.
On Wednesday, a judge in New Zealand denied Dotcom bail pending his first extradition hearing on Feb. 22, saying Dotcom poses a flight risk.
Dotcom, 38, insists he is innocent and poses no flight risk.
The judge is expected to make bail rulings on Dotcom's three colleagues later this week or early next week.
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