![]() ![]() US officials are seeking to extradite Vaulin on charges filed in a federal court in Chicago, which ordered the seizure of one bank account and seven domain names associated with the file-sharing website. Polish border guard spokeswoman Agnieszka Golias told AFP Thursday that Vaulin was arrested at Warsaw's Chopin airport on Wednesday "during an attempt to enter Poland". "His arrest in Poland, however, demonstrates again that cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from justice." "In an effort to evade law enforcement, Vaulin allegedly relied on servers located in countries around the world and moved his domains due to repeated seizures and civil lawsuits. "Vaulin is charged with running today's most visited illegal file-sharing website, responsible for unlawfully distributing well over $1 billion of copyrighted materials," said Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell. KAT - which distributes pirated films, video games, television programmes and music - is estimated to be the 69th most frequently visited website on the internet, according to a Justice Department statement. The US criminal complaint said the website offers "a sophisticated and user-friendly environment in which its users are able to search for and locate content" which is protected by copyright. Stephen Dreikorn, a spokesman for the US embassy in Warsaw, told AFP Thursday via email: "We can confirm the United States government is seeking extradition of Artem Vaulin."
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