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Meth Labs and Dead Dogs: How the Founder of McAfee Antivirus Went on the Run

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Re: Meth Labs and Dead Dogs: How the Founder of McAfee Antivirus Went on the Run

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Nice title - but by reading the article it seems (McAfee's suspicion) is this more of an issue regarding a rich ex-patriot refusing to bribe a local official in the developing world, then meth labs or dead dogs.

Very likely

If you know the right people and "give gifts" you'll have no trouble

Re: Meth Labs and Dead Dogs: How the Founder of McAfee Antivirus Went on the Run

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All this, just because John McAfee wouldn't drop some coin into the local politician's "campaign coffer"? Either we're not being told the full story even by McAfee, or life in Belize is a real dog (excuse the pun).

Yes. Taxes. He more than likely would pay a higher percentage to live in a more developed country.

Re: Meth Labs and Dead Dogs: How the Founder of McAfee Antivirus Went on the Run

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Early working life of McAfee is "interesting" / "weird".

Aggressive and perhaps misleading self-promotion and scare-mongering of viruses; the virus ambulance; and perhaps most unpleasant (maybe with benefit of hindsight) was the "HIV free certificated sex club".

Re: Meth Labs and Dead Dogs: How the Founder of McAfee Antivirus Went on the Run

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"he’d been rousted from the bed he shared with a 17 year old woman" Umm no...that's a girl not a woman.

agreed. that little nugget of information begs to be fleshed out.

Apparently the age of consent is 16 in Belize: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_Americ...
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