Kim Dotcom
| Birthname | Kim Schmitz |
| Date of Birth | January 21, 1974 |
| Birth Place | Kiel, Germany |
| Nationality | |
| Occupation | CEO, Megaupload Ltd. |
| Biography |
Kim Dotcom is the founder of the file hosting service Megaupload.
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Personal Life
Dotcom was born Kim Schmitz in Germany on January 21, 1974. Dotcom has also been known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor.[1] Dotcom experienced great success as an internet entrepreneur during his teenage years, and thereafter lived an openly extravagant lifestyle, spending his wealth on luxury cars, yachts, women, houses and parties. Dotcom is physically a very large man, 6'6" tall and over 290lbs.[2] He legally changed his last name from Schmitz to Dotcom in 2005.[3] He is married, and he and his wife, Mona, have five children.
Criminal History
New Zealand Residency
Dotcom visited New Zealand a number of times in 2008 and 2009, during this time spending over $3.2 million on 12 cars and a leased helicopter. By November 2010, the New Zealand Immigration Department granted Dotcom residency despite his criminal record under the investor plus category, as he had invested over $10 million in New Zealand. [4]
Megaupload and Arrest
References
- ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/20/us-internet-piracy-case-brings-new-zealand-arrests/?page=all#pagebreak US Internet piracy case brings New Zealand arrests
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/23/us-internet-piracy-megaupload-idUSTRE80K07Q20120123 Megaupload boss says innocent, rival stops file-sharing
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/kim-dotcom/ The Fast, Fabulous, Allegedly Fraudulent Life of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6547471/Secrecy-over-Dotcoms-residency-application Secrecy Over Dotcom's Residency Application
