I can't make enough sense out of this comment to fully reply to it. The DoJ obtained enough probable cause evidence to support discovery of Mega's emails. The emails showed the owners and operators of the company conspiring, in black and white plaintext email, to further the use of MegaUpload as a vehicle for making money via piracy. The DoJ initiated a prosecution, which is now working its way through the court.

If you don't believe commercial piracy on an industrial scale should be criminalized, then naturally you'd believe that there aren't enough due process constraints on the DoJ to pursue those cases. But if you accept the fact that creating hugely profitable high-volume piracy applications is a crime under US law, it's hard to see the "due process" problem here.

"The DoJ initiated a prosecution, which is now working its way through the court."

No. The DOJ destroyed the Mega business, and froze Kim Dotcom's assets, and the prosecution will take years to work its way through the courts. Worse yet, they hoodwinked our officials here in New Zealand to come along for the ride. It's a day of shame, not one to defend.

After reading the indictment, including the citations to Schmitz's email, I find myself untroubled by the DoJ's actions in this case.

How is what you're talking about here substantially different from any other criminal investigation? They were suspected of committing a crime, investigators got permission and looked into it, they found enough evidence to support a case, so they got a warrant, made arrests and collected evidence. That sounds pretty normal. Where does due process break down? It's not like the investigators tell you they're wiretapping your phone and give you a chance to argue against it when you're suspected of embezzlement.