Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble, and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur, currently residing in New Zealand. He is the founder of Megaupload and its associated websites,as well as Megaupload's successor site, Mega.
He rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s as a teenage hacker and internet entrepreneur. He was convicted of several crimes, and received a suspended prison sentence in 1994 for computer fraud and data espionage, and another suspended prison sentence in 2003 for insider trading and embezzlement.
He rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s as a teenage hacker and internet entrepreneur. He was convicted of several crimes, and received a suspended prison sentence in 1994 for computer fraud and data espionage, and another suspended prison sentence in 2003 for insider trading and embezzlement.
| Kim Dotcom | |||
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 Kim Dotcom in 1996 |
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| Born | Kim Schmitz 21 January 1974 Kiel, West Germany |
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| Residence | New Zealand | ||
| Nationality | Finnish, German | ||
| Other names | Kimble, Kim Tim Jim Vestor | ||
| Citizenship | Germany, Finland | ||
| Education | secondary modern school / junior high school | ||
| Occupation | Entrepreneur | ||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||
| Organization | Megaupload Ltd.; Mega | ||
| Known for | Founder of Megaupload.com, Mega.co.nz and sister websites | ||
| Home town | Kiel, Germany | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mona Verga Dotcom[3] | ||
| Children | 5 | ||
| Website | |||
| www.kim.com | www.mega.co.nz | ||
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