This week Kim Dotcom, police and other officials have been giving evidence in the Auckland High Court as part of a hearing to determine what happened during the January raid on his New Zealand mansion. By now the backdrop to the story is well-known, particularly after a video recorded during the raid was published online this week. It largely confirmed what has been reported thus far – armed anti-terrorist officers, helicopters and significant force were all used in the pursuit of individuals alleged to have been involved in copyright infringement in the United States. It is known that U.S. authorities had “boots on the ground” in New Zealand in pursuit of Dotcom and his associates and today that assertion was further underlined. Under questioning from defense lawyer Guyon Foley, Detective Inspector Grant Wormald of the NZ Organized and Financial Crime Agency had to reveal how senior police officers and the FBI had received their information as the raid panned out. “What information was coming back to your headquarters group in relation to what was happening as to progress of the raid?” Mr Foley asked.

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FBI Monitored Dotcom Raid Via Live Video Link, Secret Govt Group Involved