| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | '''John David McAfee''', (September 18, 1945-June 23, 2021 in Cinderford, [[England]]) was a Cybersecurity Expert and is a presidential nominee for the [[Libertarian Party]]. McAfee is married to Janice Dyson, a former [[prostitute]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4500686/John-McAfee-s-wife-opens-life-prostitute.html</ref> | + | '''John David McAfee''', (September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021) was a Cybersecurity Expert born in Cinderford, [[England]]. McAfee was married to Janice Dyson, a former [[prostitute]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4500686/John-McAfee-s-wife-opens-life-prostitute.html</ref> He died by hanging (reportedly a suicide) at the age of 75, in Barcelona, Spain on June 23, 2021.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/business/john-mcafee-dead.html</ref> |
| | | | |
| − | John McAfee is most known for creating the [[Antivirus]] Industry, with the creation of the [[McAfee Antivirus]] software. He founded McAfee, LLC in 1987, but sold all his shares in the company in about 1996, making him a multi-millionaire. Hi is currently the [[CEO]] of a company called Luxcore which specializes in [[cryptocurrency]] enterprise solutions.<ref>https://www.investopedia.com/news/john-mcafee-named-ceo-blockchain-startup/</ref> | + | John McAfee was most known for creating the [[Antivirus]] industry, with the creation of the [[McAfee Antivirus]] software. He founded McAfee, LLC in 1987, but sold all his shares in the company in about 1996, making him a multi-millionaire. He then became the [[CEO]] of a company called Luxcore, which specializes in [[cryptocurrency]] enterprise solutions.<ref>https://www.investopedia.com/news/john-mcafee-named-ceo-blockchain-startup/</ref> |
| | | | |
| | == Taxes == | | == Taxes == |
| − | John McAfee has repeatedly claimed that US Taxes are unconstitutional and has claimed that he is on the run from the [[IRS]] for not paying any taxes since 2010. McAfee is currently on the run from the IRS after being charged by a [[Tennessee]] court for “using cryptocurrencies in criminal acts” with his wife and four members of his presidential campaign being charged with “unspecified charges of a felonious nature”. McAfee has stated that taxes are illegal and that he's “paid tens of millions already and received jack shit in services.”<ref>https://news.bitcoin.com/presidential-candidate-john-mcafee-flees-u-s-for-alleged-tax-fraud/</ref> | + | John McAfee has repeatedly claimed that US Taxes are unconstitutional and has claimed that he was on the run from the [[IRS]] for not paying any taxes since 2010. McAfee was charged by a [[Tennessee]] court for "using cryptocurrencies in criminal acts" with his wife and four members of his presidential campaign being charged with "unspecified charges of a felonious nature". McAfee has stated that taxes are illegal and that he's "paid tens of millions already and received jack shit in services."<ref>https://news.bitcoin.com/presidential-candidate-john-mcafee-flees-u-s-for-alleged-tax-fraud/</ref> |
| | | | |
| | == Presidential Campaign == | | == Presidential Campaign == |
| | In 2016, John McAfee ran as US President first for his own political party which he later disbanded and instead joined the [[Libertarian Party]]. He was seen on the first televised [[Libertarian Party]] debate hosted by [[John Stossel]] on the [[Fox Business Network]] on the show "Stossel". He lost in 2016 loosing out to [[Gary Johnson]]. | | In 2016, John McAfee ran as US President first for his own political party which he later disbanded and instead joined the [[Libertarian Party]]. He was seen on the first televised [[Libertarian Party]] debate hosted by [[John Stossel]] on the [[Fox Business Network]] on the show "Stossel". He lost in 2016 loosing out to [[Gary Johnson]]. |
| | | | |
| − | He has stated that he is running for president again in 2020 currently running the campaign in Exile from the [[IRS]]. | + | He had stated that he would run for president again in 2020, operating the campaign in exile from the [[IRS]]. |
| | | | |
| | == Escaping Belize == | | == Escaping Belize == |
| − | In April 2012, His property in [[Belize]] was raided by the Gang Suppression Unit of the Belize Police Department for unlicensed drug manufacturing. | + | In April 2012, his property in [[Belize]] was raided by the Gang Suppression Unit of the Belize Police Department for unlicensed drug manufacturing. |
| | | | |
| | In November 2012, He fled Belize in order to escape questioning from the police over his neighbor's death. He fled to [[Guatemala]] to seek political [[asylum]] but was instead charged with entering the country illegally.<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/software-founder-mcafee-denied-asylum-in-guatemala-being-deported-to-belize/article6028990/</ref> | | In November 2012, He fled Belize in order to escape questioning from the police over his neighbor's death. He fled to [[Guatemala]] to seek political [[asylum]] but was instead charged with entering the country illegally.<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/software-founder-mcafee-denied-asylum-in-guatemala-being-deported-to-belize/article6028990/</ref> |