One Year Since John McAfee Fled Belize

Velcroman1 writes "It has been a year since fallen software magnate John McAfee fled his adopted home and country — wanted by police for questioning in connection to the murder of his neighbor. In that year, the often eccentric programming pioneer led the media and the public on a wild ride with his outlandish behavior and off-the-wall statements during a catch-me-if you-can escape from the small Central American country. McAfee is a person of interest in the investigation surrounding the murder of his neighbor, American ex-pat Gregory Faull, near his compound in San Pedro Town on the island of Ambergris Caye. No headway has been made in the investigation — and authorities in Belize are still looking to speak with McAfee. 'Nothing has really changed. It's not a closed case,' police spokesman Raphael Martinez said. 'He is still a person of interest.'"

McAfee for President 2016

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, how bad could it be?

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[Virtucon]

No worse. He could run as the candidate from the Marijuana Party. [wikipedia.org] I don't think there's a "doped up wacko party" in the US. Maybe in Toronto though?

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[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think there's a "doped up wacko party" in the US.

That's LPUSA, right?

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[Bing Tsher E]

Don't do the red or the blue blotter. It's a real bummer trip.

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[account_deleted]

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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[davester666]

No, he's definitely a democrat. He takes pills to be crazy. Republican's don't need them.

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[RenderSeven]

+1 (insightful funny flamebait), nice trifecta!

Ok then

[CheezburgerBrown .]

Thanks for no update.

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[MysteriousPreacher]

Maybe this thing would be improved to post stories to let us know nothing has changed?

http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Everything's_OK_alarm [simpsonswiki.com]

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[Paradise Pete]

I thought someone made a page about all of OJ Simpson's continued efforts to find Nicole's and Ron's murderer.

Last I heard he hasn't yet completed his mansion-to-mansion search.

He flees to the ISS

[nospam007]

Since the malware comes by sneakernet, the virus checker comes that way too.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Since the ISS uses Linux it's vulnerable. Especially to W32 worms. Business reporters tell me so.

Re:He flees to the ISS

[omnichad]

Spaceships are compatible with all computer systems (See: Independence Day)

How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus

[Gunboat_Diplomat]

At least he brought us this. [youtube.com]

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[girlintraining]

How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus

The burning question of the hour is... why doesn't he want his 30 day free trial?

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[NJRoadfan]

Worse, I've seen him on Fox News. Yes, they really put him on TV to talk about something in the news. Whats funny is Fox News also runs commercials about buying real estate in Belize.

USA and Belize have an extradition treaty

[JoeyRox]

If the Belize police really thought McAfee was behind the murder they would request extradition, no?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties [wikipedia.org]

Re:USA and Belize have an extradition treaty

[Oysterville]

They probably got a false positive on McAfee. Not the first time.

Re:USA and Belize have an extradition treaty

[Charliemopps]

I believe the truth lay somewhere in-between what the Belize police are telling us and what McAfee is telling us. His house did burn to the ground right before it was supposed to be sold after all. I suspect that McAfee was bribing and extorting public officials so he could continue his illegal activities but those bribes didn't quite cover murder. So they ran him out of the country but have no interest in a full investigation as it would incriminate their own officials in his prior hijinks.

Psycho Killer
Qu'est Que C'est

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[aynoknman]

If the Belize police really thought McAfee was behind the murder they would request extradition, no?

They want him for questioning not for murder. Not answering questions is not an extraditable offence (unless your last name is Assange)

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[JoeyRox]

By that logic all a suspected criminal would ever need to do in order to avoid prosecution would be to leave the country.

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[Anonymous Coward]

They requested he be extradited to Belize from Guatemala when the Guatemalan authorities apprehended him.

They haven't charged him officially, and there is nothing in the Belize/US treaty that would obligate the US to turn him over simply for questioning. Belize could make the request, but it would almost certainly be summarily rejected by the State Department since he hasn't been charged with anything. If he was charged with something, then perhaps an extradition request would stick. But until then, it'd

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[MysteriousPreacher]

She did meth?

This is my surprised face.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah but did she stick out her Gene Simmons-esque tongue? It's my understanding that's how she distributes her spores.

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[MysteriousPreacher]

Her spores don't easily disperse through the air. We're pretty safe if we dig a trench around her, with a radius of roughly 3 metres. We'll fill the trench with pitch, and ignite it. That's pretty the standard approach to preventing the spread of Miley Cyrus.

And Generalíssimo Francisco Franco

[Anonymous Coward]

continues to remain dead.

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[Megane]

And Abe Vigoda is still alive. [abevigoda.com]

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[BancBoy]

I'm not Chevy Chase, and neither are you.

"Nothing has really changed"

[harvestsun]

Nothing has really changed

So why is this news? Am I missing something?

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[Xest]

Maybe it's news because crackpot attention whore McAfee has been silent for at least a couple of months now which is about as newsworthy as it gets with him?

Dear John,

[Doug Otto]

Please stay "fled."

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[Joining Yet Again]

But enough about Ayn Rand/Jimi Hendrix...

(Did you ever see both at the same time?)

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[Joining Yet Again]

For heaven's sake man, don't stop drinking! That sort of memory can't be endured sober.

John McAfee's House

[Frosty Piss]

John McAfee's house in Belize. [slashdot.org]

yeah, so much change

[slashmydots]

Mmhmm, what a wild ride. According to everyone he ever knew who talked to the media, back in the day, he was an asshole. After that he became an asshole. Then he started selling drugs. On his way out of the country he was an asshole. Then on his way to the US he was an assholes. Now, a year later, he's an asshole. So much has changed lately!

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[mrchaotica]

Then on his way to the US he was an assholes.

Well, at least he became plural for a while!

Not a "person of interest"

[Guppy06]

'He is still a person of interest.'

No, he really isn't, at least outside his own mind.

Far longer than that since we cared

[NeverWorker1]

It may be only one year since he fled Belize, but it's been many, many years since anybody cared. Please cut out the front-page spam.

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[Zeroedout]

So funny, you cared so little that you read the summary and posted a comment. Imagine how the people who care feel.

"Buy Belize"

[Ungrounded Lightning]

One thing that has amused me, over the latter half of this year, is the strings of advertisements trying to get people to buy property in Belieze and move there, as a retirement home and/or tax haven.

Apparently the authorities chasing of MacAfee (allegedly on trupmed-up evidence in an effort by corrupt officials to seize his remaining wealth, or something of the sort) has caused others. seeking a comfy paradise and tax haven, decide this country is too risky and look elsewhere.

It would be interesting to fin

False information

[Don Wills]

McAfee's "compound" was near Orange Walk Town, on the mainland, which is nowhere near Ambergris Caye. One wonders how many other "facts" in this story are completely false.

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[Don Wills]

No, his "compound" was not on Ambergris Caye. He initially lived there, but he then built his "compound" on the mainland. Google the lengthy Wired Magazine article about him where you will find this sentence "He began spending more time in Orange Walk, a town of about 13,000 people that was 5 miles from his compound." and then use Google Maps to locate Orange Walk on the mainland.

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[Patent Lover]

Well said. Ambergris Caye has one industry: divers. It's not big enough nor developed enough for a rich person's "compound". At least not yet :(

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[gl4ss]

quite many.
it's he belizean police after all we're talking about.

afaik the haven't done actually anything to get mcafee to talk to them... which means either they have nothing on the whole thing - quite probable - or are just incompetent in asking the feds to send him over(also probable). and by saying that he is the person of interest, they don't have to move the investigation into any direction which is convinient for them.

Spelling

[Koutarou]

There is no hyphen in expat. Sorry, pet peeve.

McAfee Timeline

[sparkydevil]

A while back I made this handy dandy timeline of McAfee's exploits: http://newslines.org/wiki/category/computer-people/john-mcafee/

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[sparkydevil]

Stupid Slashdot non auto link format! Timeline of McAfee's exploits [newslines.org]