Hew Raymond Griffiths (born 8 November 1962, UK) was accused by the United States of being a ring leader of DrinkOrDie or DOD, an underground software infringement network, using the online identity of "Bandido".
[1] Griffiths was living in Berkeley Vale in the Central Coast Region of NSW, Australia before he was placed on remand at Silverwater Correctional Centre.
Griffiths, born in the United Kingdom, had never at any point physically left Australia since arriving in his adopted country at an early age.
The matter of United States v. Griffiths has been cited as an example of how bilateral arrangements can lead to undesirable effects, such as a loss of sovereignty and what some have described as draconian outcomes.
Griffiths finally returned to Australia on 2 March 2008, after 5 weeks as an illegal alien in the US immigration detention system following his release from prison on 26 January 2008.