What do you spend your cash on when you’re milking the hell out of the internet with your very own file-sharing supersite? Buy things like a Rolls-Royce Phantom with a licence plate reading “GOD”. Now, the government owns it!
Revealed in the enormous 72-page indictment against Megaupload’s operators is the huge list of forfeited property — and it’s way more than just their data servers (of which there were 60). Some highlights?
Lots of cars
2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, VIN WDD2120772A103834, LicensePlate No. “STONED”;73.
2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, VIN WMWZG32000TZ03651, licence PlateNo. “V”;74.
2010 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, VIN WDC1641772A608055, LicensePlate No. “GUILTY”;75.
2007 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG, VIN WDD2163792A025130, LicensePlate No. “KIMCOM”;76.
2009 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, VIN WDC1641772A542449, LicensePlate No. “MAFIA”;77.
2010 Toyota Vellfire, VIN 7AT0H65MX11041670, licence Plate Nos.”WOW” or “7″;78.
2011 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG, VIN WDB4632702X193395, LicensePlate Nos. “POLICE” or “GDS672″;79.
2011 Toyota Hilux, VIN MR0FZ29G001599926, licence PlateNo. “FSN455″;80.
Harley Davidson Motorcycle, VIN 1HD1HPH3XBC803936, LicensePlate No. “36YED”;81.
2010 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG, VIN WDD2163742A026653, LicensePlate No. “HACKER”;82.
2005 Mercedes-Benz A170, VIN WDD1690322J184595, licence PlateNo. “FUR252″;83.
2005 Mercedes-Benz ML500, VIN WDC1641752A026107, licence PlateNo. DFF816
1957 Cadillac El Dorado, VIN 5770137596;86.
2010 Sea-Doo GTX Jet Ski, VIN YDV03103E010;87.
1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, VIN 59F115669;88.
Von Dutch Kustom Motor Bike, VIN 1H9S14955BB451257;89.
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM, VIN WDB2094421T067269;90.
2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, VIN WMWZG32000TZ03648 LicensePlate No. “T”;
1989 Lamborghini LM002, VIN ZA9LU45AXKLA12158, licence PlateNo. “FRP358″;92.
2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63, VIN 4JGBB7HB0BA666219
A lot of cars for seven guys. How about some dubious art?
Artwork, Predator Statue;
Artwork, Anonymous Hooded Sculpture
Predator statue?
But wouldn’t be a kingpin operation without gadgets. And they had those too.
Sharp LC-65XS1M 65″ LCD TV
Sharp LC-65XS1M 65″ LCD TV
TVLogic 56″ LUM56W TV
Sharp 108″ LCD Display TV
Sharp 108″ LCD Display TV
Sony PMW-F3K Camera S/N 0200231;101.
Sony PMW-F3K Camera S/N 0200561;
Samsung 820DXN 82″ LCD TV
Samsung 820DXN 82″ LCD TV
Samsung 820DXN 82″ LCD TV
Duplicates! If only they’d made it free long enough to see an OLED for sale.
Gordon
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:53 PMHow much did those guys have…?
Adam
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:09 PMlol at some of the licence plate names
Rhys
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:11 PMI thought they made like 150mil in adverts or something like that
monkeymind
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:41 PMAnd I wonder what company was serving up the adds?
psilas
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:28 PMNot that I’m religious or anything but calling your latest car ‘GOD’ is kinda tempting fate really…… isn’t it?
monkeymind
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:43 PMNah. If they had ‘Noodle’, then they would be on trouble.
Ozoneocean
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:34 PMDoesn’t really seem that extravagant to me. If they had been druglords they’d have had far more stuff.
All in all it seems pretty lame.
Jeff
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:05 PMSINCE WHEN DID THE USA BECOME THE OWNERS OF THE INTERNET
matteb
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:11 PM+1
flint
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:23 PM+1 Is there an article explaining how the US has suddenly become the internet police? And who everyone believes should be responsible for what is shared?
Gebze
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM+1
Miles
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 3:52 AMif the servers were located in the US, then it is their jurisdiction and they can do what they want.
SC
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 2:57 PMPrepare to be f%$ked by the long d&%k of the law!
Random
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:34 PMSorry, I thought I just rained and the nightcrawlers came out.
criagon
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:54 PMHe could have made a lot more by becoming a Politician and getting donations and bribes in Washington.
Abe
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 10:57 AMLOL! Tru dat
MD
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 9:58 PMThe US became owners of the internet when the internet was invented…..
Get used to reality… It is only recently they have started pushing their “rights”….
The internet has never been FREE, Governments allowed the free-for-all for 20 years (before that the internet was only the domain of geeks and academics, then Mosaic/Netscape was invented, and the internet could be easily used with a Browser.by anyone and everyone.) so that now the world has become hooked on it, regulation is being slapped on everything…. Now we are going to have to start paying the asking price.
InformedGamer
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 10:50 AMHe had cars with the numberplates “STONED”, “GUILTY”, “MAFIA”, “HACKER” and “POLICE”?!
What the f——–
Random
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11:38 PMHe was sending messages to the Cops. He was forced to do this so he let out word that he was a “STONED”, “GUILTY”, “MAFIA”, “HACKER” and he needed the “POLICE”.