After all that? But more specifically, after the entire MegaUpload site, data and related businesses were totally destroyed? “I frankly don’t know that we are ever going to have a trial in this matter.”– United States district court judge Liam O’Grady, according to comments just published by the New Zealand Herald.

The reason is another procedural gaffe by the FBI, but this time, it could bury the entire case and give the United States Government a huge black eye. Specifically, MegaUpload attorney Ira Rothken is raising the question of whether the FBI actually had the authority to pursue this criminal matter overseas.  O’Grady is taking notice of the jurisdictional problem.

“We don’t believe Megaupload can be served in a criminal matter because it is not located within the jurisdiction of the United States.”– Rothken.

Which means, there’s a distinct possibility that MegaUpload was destroyed without a fair trial, using improper procedures, and with irreversible damage.  And that includes any plans for an IPO, expansion, or reasonable defense.

All of which has MegaUpload Kim Dotcom seething over potentially mafia-like, corrupt practices by the US government.  “The US government has terminated Megaupload, Megavideo and 10 other subsidiaries, including a company called N1 Limited that was developing a clothing line,” Dotcom told TorrentFreak.  “They destroyed 220 jobs. Millions of legitimate Mega users have no access to their files… the damage can never be repaired.”

“This Mega takedown was possible because of corruption on the highest political level, serving the interests of the copyright extremists in Hollywood. Mega has become a re-election pawn.”