Article 5KF2M John McAfee: the tech pioneer turned fugitive

John McAfee: the tech pioneer turned fugitive

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Helen Sullivan
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Founder of McAfee Associates went on the run in 2012 after his Belize neighbour was shot dead

John McAfee, the creator of a programme that is among the most-used virus protection programmes worldwide, was a controversial figure, cryptocurrency promoter, tax opponent and fugitive who twice made long-shot runs for the US presidency.

He publicly embraced drugs, guns and sex, and had a history of legal woes spanning from Tennessee to Central America to the Caribbean.

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