lavish life of Kim Dotcom Megaupload founder (with Photos)

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.

Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, faces extradition to the US over charges of masterminding a scheme that made more than US$175 million (S$221 million) by infringing copyrighted content without authorisation on his online file-sharing website.

Neighbours sometimes saw Dotcom on the winding roads in one of his luxury cars, but no one Reuters spoke to had actually met the multi-millionaire, former hacker.

Dotcom, 38, rents what is reportedly New Zealand's most expensive house, built by the founders of Chrisco Christmas hamper fame and worth an estimated NZ$30 million (S$30 million), with a monthly rental put at NZ$30,000-NZ$40,000.

At the nearby Coatseville general store, garage, cafe and gift shop, everyone told the same story - no one has actually met Dotcom, who reportedly stands two metres tall and weighs more than 130 kg.

Nor has anyone met his wife, who is heavily pregnant with twins, or his three children or know where they go to school.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail (video)
Here's a look, in photos, at the reclusive but lavish life of Kim Dotcom.
THE DOTCOM MANSION: Dotcom rents what is reportedly New Zealand's most expensive house, worth an estimated NZ$30 million (S$30.6 million), with a monthly rental put at NZ$30,000-NZ$40,000.
THE DOTCOM MANSION: The rented 30-acre property was built by the founders of Chrisco Christmas hamper fame.
FAST CARS: Mercedes-Benz cars which were seized by New Zealand police from Dotcom's residence.
FAST CARS: Dotcom had a penchant for personalised licence plates with outrageous names like "GUILTY", "GOD", and "HACKER".
LAVISH PARTIES: A reported US$10 million was spent on a Monaco party, whose revelry was captured in an online video showing topless women and men spraying champagne on board a superyacht.
Kim Dotcom and Janina Youssefian, a German model.
Dotcom reportedly stands two metres tall and weighs more than 130 kg.
kim dotcom and lavishing party.
Mona Schmitz, the wife of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom outside the High Court.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, right, is shown in custody.

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