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Hey, he may have....

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Wasn't his software infected with malware or something?
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I hate his software. What ever happened with him and Belize?
Technically, he shouldn't be here.
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He's got my vote. Many's the morning I've woken up feeling the way he looks in that picture. If he gets elected we can put him on the $100 bill - and then pre-treat it with coke residue.
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em2nought wrote:I hate his software. What ever happened with him and Belize?
I actually don't recall. Good question though.
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GreenGoo wrote:
em2nought wrote:I hate his software. What ever happened with him and Belize?
I actually don't recall. Good question though.
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Millionaire anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee unleashed a barrage of criticism of the IRS in a series of tweets Thursday and bragged that he has not filed a tax return in eight years.

"I have not filed a tax return for 8 years," McAfee wrote before calling taxes illegal and complaining about government services. He noted that he lives off the money made from McAfee Inc. - the company he founded and resigned from in 1994 - and called himself a "prime target" for the IRS before writing "Here I am."

In another tweet, McAfee likened the tax agency to the Nazi SS and said its beginnings are rooted as an intimidation arm of the government during Prohibition. He cited the Civil War period as an example to abolish the income tax: "prior to the civil war there was no income tax, yet we managed. Stay tuned for the truth."
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Oh, yay.
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pr0ner wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:59 amOh, yay.
+1.

How is this news worthy? Thanks, Fox News, for drawing attention to a batshit crazy person because you like what he's saying at this particular moment in time. Next we'll find out he doesn't think highly of the new chili cheese dog at his local eatery.

He's nuts. Is anyone left who doesn't know this?
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It's too bad the IRS no longer has the funding or staff to go after big-time scofflaws. They've been cut so far that they can only afford small, easy audits anymore.
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You don't brag about not paying taxes -- unless you're the President.
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I thought he was still living in Belize and shooting his neighbors.
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He's gone blockchain.
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John McAfee Takes to the Seas, Fleeing a Feared Indictment; Intends to Pursue his Libertarian Presidential Race Via Masked Surrogates
In a phone interview yesterday, from what he told me were international waters after having visiting a U.S. consulate in the Bahamas, McAfee announced his campaign will be run in exile. He's currently living on a boat, and expects he might be for the foreseeable future.

He's certain a federal grand jury out of Tennessee has convened that will likely indict him for charges related to income taxes and cybercurrency. "I've known it's coming for well over a year," he says. "There are no secrets in the world; how ridiculous to think a grand jury is secret? If more than one person knows something, it's not a secret. I've been preparing to get out of town well ahead of the IRS collecting me."
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What in the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?

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pr0ner wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:09 pm What in the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?

"And by Forgetfulness I mean roofies!"
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Moliere wrote: Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:26 pm John McAfee Takes to the Seas
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pr0ner wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:09 pm What in the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?
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Holman wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:14 pm
pr0ner wrote: Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:09 pm What in the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck?

"And by Forgetfulness I mean roofies!"
I got more of an Ecstasy vibe here.
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Oh, that's WAY more than just ecstasy!
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He should have gone to Serbia.
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Mcafee IPO today (MCFE), opening in the next hour or so. Shocked that they have not changed the name.
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Just saw news that John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison.
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Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee died by an apparent suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening — hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media.

The eccentric tech entrepreneur was arrested in October and was awaiting extradition when he was found dead, police sources told the newspaper El Pais.

The newspaper reported McAfee was pulled from his cell in Barcelona and police are investigating the circumstances around his death.
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Holman wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:54 pm Just saw news that John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison.


And assuredly the conspiracy theories will be epic.


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LawBeefaroni wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 4:00 pm
Holman wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:54 pm Just saw news that John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison.


And assuredly the conspiracy theories will be epic.


So what are the odds that he was in fact... Whacked?
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My co-worker said it well: He died as he lived...suspiciously.
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Unlike say, Epstein, I have not heard any stories that suggest bringing McAfee to US justice for tax evasion is going to bring down powerful figures in the government, so I think the odds he was "whacked" are low.
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The powers that be in our government are not above whacking people...but I struggle to imagine why any of them would care enough about McAfee to bother.
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The bitcoin cool kids are waiting for a Deadman's switch file drop. I think they'll be mighty disappointed.

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Little Raven wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:01 pm The powers that be in our government are not above whacking people...but I struggle to imagine why any of them would care enough about McAfee to bother.
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Maybe he caught a virus.
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The guy was 75 and probably lived a hard life so...definitely whacked.
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It's also a good way to get out of paying a bet...
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malchior wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:09 pm The bitcoin cool kids are waiting for a Deadman's switch file drop. I think they'll be mighty disappointed.
Interesting question though, if he had significant BTC and no one has the key...
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LawBeefaroni wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:16 pm Interesting question though, if he had significant BTC and no one has the key...
It'll be like all that coal was burned for nothing.
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Holman wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:31 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:16 pm Interesting question though, if he had significant BTC and no one has the key...
It'll be like all that coal was burned for nothing.
Nah, it was burned to reduce the float.
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