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Inside the Flamboyant Life of a Wannabe Crypto Kingpin

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Luiz Capuci drove Lambos and had a live giraffe at his kid’s birthday party. Now he’s on the lam in Brazil.

People who knew Luiz Capuci knew him as a big spender. Luxury cars, designer duds, a mansion near the beach—Capuci had it all. If you were going out to eat, Capuci—or “Junior,” as he liked to call himself—was buying.

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