He also stated that one of his main policies would be the widespread introduction of cryptocurrencies, a filed he was becoming increasingly more interested in. Maybe not White House material. Image via Business Insider. McAfee tried again to secure the Libertarian nomination earlier this year, but eventually ended up tilting for the vice-presidential nod, once again coming third.
His support for the technology has been every bit as full-on and erratic as every other aspect of his life. His dick is apparently still very much on the table, so to speak. The Appendage Bet. Over the past few years he has promoted a number of crypto projects, though he now stands accused by the SEC of failing to disclose his interests in them.
He was involved in developing and promoting the Ghost ecosystem, which included a privacy coin and an exchange, but left earlier this year. His bitcoin mining concern, MGT Capital is also suspected of running a pump and dump scheme, whereby coins were heavily promoted and sold off when the prices rose as a result.
The latest twist in the tale came earlier this month, when McAfee was arrested in Spain while trying to board a flight from Barcelona to Turkey. He is being held in jail there, pending extradition to the US on charges of tax evasion, concealing assets and of failing to file tax returns. He will also face those charges being brought by the SEC. McAfee during one of his earlier stays in the big house. If convicted of all the charges then he could face up to 30 years in jail — not an altogether optimistic outlook for a year-old.
He is still an active presence on social media, posting constant updates from his cell as he awaits extradition. He compares himself to Julian Assange, rails against the US government and muses on the vicissitudes of life behind bars. It will take more than jail to keep John McAfee quiet and there are doubtless several more chapters of his extraordinary story still to be written.
Just be sure to give him a wide berth if you ever see him coming down the street. His bid for the presidency needs to be seen in some sort of context: he was, after all, never likely to secure the nomination of a party that many perceive as little better than a lunatic fringe.
But it still makes a sobering point about how rich, morally dubious men with shady pasts can still aspire to be the supposed leader of the free world. This is remarkably similar to how many view Trump, ignoring his dismal record of sexual improprieties, tax evasion and much more besides. Both men are examples of how sowing fear, uncertainty and doubt can open up paths to wealth and power. McAfee did it to sell software, Trump is pinning his hopes on it to stay in the White House. Resource Hub Videos About Contact.
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January 13, 21 min read. Despite his disappearance, McAfee, 67, has remained in contact with the media, providing a stream of colorful bulletins over his predicament, state of mind and his claim that Belize's authorities want to kill him. Residents of the Caribbean island of Ambergris Caye and others who know him paint the picture of an eccentric, impulsive man who gave up a career as a successful entrepreneur in the United States for a life of semi-seclusion in the former pirate haven of Belize, surrounded by bodyguards and young women.
McAfee, a yoga fan who has lived on the island for about four years, often moves around with bodyguards, wearing pistols in his belt. Since going into hiding, he has compared his lot to that of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is battling extradition from Britain from inside the Ecuadorean Embassy. Officials suspect McAfee used designer drugs, and neighbors say he tried to chase them off the public beach in front of his house. Inside his home, a blue-roofed cottage complex, he kept a small arsenal of shotguns and scope-fitted rifles.
There were also complaints about the millionaire's numerous and noisy dogs. Officials say the poisoning of four of the dogs may be linked to the murder of Faull, a year-old Florida building contractor who was shot dead at his salmon-hued two-story villa about yards meters down the beach from McAfee.
McAfee told Wired magazine, with whom he first kept up a running conversation, that he was disguised and holed up in what he describes as a lice-infested refuge.
In comments to the magazine, McAfee denied he shot Faull and said he fears that the police will kill or torture him. Police, who believe he is still in Belize, say they just want to talk to him about the killing.
McAfee, who has not responded to requests for comment by Reuters, blamed Belize's "pirate culture" for his troubles in an essay Wired said he had sent to the magazine. They will offer me either sanctuary where I will spend my days living in the embassy like poor Julian Assange or when I leave I will be nabbed by the police. My ultimate goal is they'll figure out who killed the man, it will have nothing to do with me and they will leave me alone. Or if enough international pressure is applied," he said.
Many locals in San Pedro describe the tattooed McAfee, who made a fortune developing the Internet anti-virus software that bears his name, as a generous but unstable man. The problem was when he wanted something he wanted it right now. And when he didn't get it, he'd get paranoid," said one islander, a former McAfee employee, who like many people here spoke on condition their name not be used for fear of retribution. Doug Singh, Belize's former police minister, told Reuters he was at a loss to explain McAfee's recent comments.
McAfee seems to have a bit of a divorce from reality and it seems to be consistent in his behavior and some of the things he has said recently.
He's way out of line and out of proportion. Nobody has anything against Mr. McAfee," Singh said. Thanks to Michelangelo, there was a growing fever to protect computers from the virus. Though only about tens of thousands of computers were infected, Michelangelo propelled McAfee to go public, and it turned into a multimillion-dollar business. In , McAfee set his sights for greener pastures and resigned from McAfee.
Following his resignation, McAfee kept a relatively low profile. He would give young startups advice, lecture at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and also work on projects of his own.
In , however, the economic collapse caught up to him. In the late s, McAfee decided to sell his land and move to Belize. There he wanted to go into the world of antibiotics. He believed that with the help of microbiologist Allison Adonizio he could build a product that used plants to combat illnesses. The company was called Quorumex. But things in Belize got hairy. He became convinced that he was being watched all the time, according to Wired.
He would reportedly go there everyday and watch the people go in and out. He slowly withdrew from everything else. He became obsessed watching the people in this poor part of town. After six months he wrote that he no longer had any connection to society. In , he was considered a "person of interest" when his neighbor Gregory Faull was shot to death, according to Reuters.
McAfee fled after being questioned by the Belize government. McAfee was arrested in Guatemala. This could have reportedly been because of Vice, which flew down two reporters to interview him. Shortly after these events, Guatemalan police caught up with McAfee, arresting him on charges of illegal entry to the country. While detained, McAfee suffered a series of heart-related health issues.
Ultimately, he was expelled from Guatemala and sent back to the US. Following this, a media frenzy ensued. Everyone wanted to know who he was, where he was going, and if he was crazy. McAfee didn't make things any easier for himself. The video also showed guns and allusions to drugs and drug use, although it was undoubtedly meant to be some sort of parody.
Ever since, McAfee has kept a sporadic public persona.
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