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Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.

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Summary

Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr. is the co-founder and CEO of MCC International Corp. (doing business as Mining Capital Coin) and the operator of CPTLCoin Corp. and Bitchain Exchanges. He is the subject of a DOJ criminal indictment unsealed in May 2022 for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global cryptocurrency investment fraud affecting more than 65,000 investors, and faces up to 45 years in prison on three conspiracy counts. In August 2025, a U.S. federal court entered a $46 million default judgment against him and co-defendant Emerson Sousa Pires in the parallel SEC civil case.

Connected Entities

4 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Emerson Sousa Pires0□Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.
Exchanges
△MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges0
Tokens
♦Bitcoin62
Relationships
  • MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Emerson Sousa Pires→mentioned with→Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.(80%)
  • Emerson Sousa Pires→mentioned with→MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges(80%)
  • Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→Emerson Sousa Pires(80%)
  • Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges(80%)
  • MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Emerson Sousa Pires(80%)
  • MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.(80%)
Also appears in
Emerson Sousa Pires·0Bitcoin·62MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges·0Lendf.me·30Shibarium·28Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk·2SafePal·42Bitcoin Xchange (Syria-based, ISIS-Linked)·0Abdelhakim Boukich·0Coincheck·38+ 50 more

Connected Through

4 shared actors · 491 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(12 events)

2018

MCC International Corp. (Mining Capital Coin) begins selling mining packages to investors, promising 1% daily returns paid weekly for up to 52 weeks.

SEC Complaint / SEC Press Release

21 April 2022

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issues a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against Capuci, Pires, MCC International, CPTLCoin Corp., and Bitchain Exchanges.

SEC Press Release

5 May 2022

DOJ unseals indictment against Capuci (Case No. 22-20173-CR-Altonaga, S.D. Fla.) charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and international money laundering; maximum exposure of 45 years.

DOJ USAO-SDFL

August 2022

Brazilian Federal Police open a criminal investigation based on intelligence provided by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

BehindMLM: Mining Capital Coin arrests and seizures in Brazil

8 March 2023

U.S. court grants SEC permission to serve Capuci via email through his U.S.-based attorneys after international service delays.

BehindMLM: Luiz Capuci Jr. upset SEC pursuing him in Brazil

31 May 2023

Capuci's appeal of the SEC preliminary injunction is denied.

BehindMLM: Luiz Capuci Jr. upset SEC pursuing him in Brazil

10 June 2023

U.S. court lifts the stay on the SEC civil case.

BehindMLM: Luiz Capuci Jr. upset SEC pursuing him in Brazil

13 September 2023

Brazilian Federal Police launch Operation Yang; Capuci and Pires are arrested. Authorities freeze up to R$300 million (~$55M USD) in bank accounts and block 52 properties across Brazil.

BehindMLM: Mining Capital Coin arrests and seizures in Brazil

2 August 2024

U.S. law firm Wellman & Warren LLP withdraws from representing Capuci, citing inability to pay; local counsel Gregg S. Lerman follows on August 22, 2024.

BehindMLM: Luiz Capuci can't pay US lawyers, trial in Brazil

21 August 2024

Criminal trial against Capuci begins in Brazil.

BehindMLM: Luiz Capuci can't pay US lawyers, trial in Brazil

February 2025

U.S. magistrate judge recommends approximately $28 million in disgorgement against Capuci, Pires, and related entities in the SEC civil case.

Bloomberg Law: Crypto Scheme Merits $28 Million Disgorgement, Judge Recommends

26 August 2025

Judge K. Michael Moore (S.D. Fla.) enters a $46 million default judgment against Capuci, Pires, MCC International, CPTLCoin Corp., and Bitchain Exchanges, comprising ~$28.5M disgorgement, ~$7.8M prejudgment interest, and civil monetary penalties.

Bloomberg Law: Crypto Scheme Operators Ordered to Pay $46 Million in SEC Suit
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain15 Wayback Archives

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 15 of 15 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-09-0725 claims checked1 correction pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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generated: 8/9/2026, 12:10:42 PM

last updated: 8/25/2026, 7:34:46 PM

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