OiNK Admin Accused of “Ripping Off” Users

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UK prosecutor says donations, almost $300,000 dollars worth, went directly to Allan Ellis, founder of the much beloved BitTorrent tracker site, and that despite claims that the site was free to join, a $8 dollar fee was demanded in order to invite a friend to the site. It was back on October 23rd of 3007 that the BitTorrent tracker site OiNK was shutdown after a two-year investigation by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). British police arrested Allan Ellis, a 24yo man from Middleborough on suspicion of being the site admin, while Dutch police simultaneously raided the sites Amsterdam-based servers.

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OiNK Admin Accused of “Ripping Off” Users