Bitcache founder Kim Dotcom, who faces a slew of charges over his controversial file-sharing website Megaupload, will be extradited to the United States after a more than decade-long tussle with American authorities. However, Dotcom claims he has a “plan” to avoid the maneuver.

New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed an extradition order for Dotcom, ending a 12-year legal battle to bring him to the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday, citing a representative for the Minister of Justice. 

“I considered all of the information carefully, and have decided that Mr. Dotcom should be surrendered to the U.S. to face trial,” Goldsmith said in a statement seen by Reuters. He declined to comment further on the matter, according to the publication. 

The German-born Dotcom was arrested in New Zealand in 2012 for alleged criminal activities relating to his now-defunct file-sharing service, Megaupload.  The 50-year-old also founded blockchain-based micropayments company Bitcache, which was liquidated more than a year ago due to unpaid bills. 

U.S. authorities allege that Dotcom and his associates encou

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