12.13.12
Living Like John McAfee — in Miami
UPDATED
Pix worth a thousand words.
“Broke,” but staying at …
The 20-year old girlfriend left in Guatemala.
“I would like spend my declining years on the beach, fishing … I would like to go to England.” — John McAfee
“‘Broke’: McAfee opens his new cell phone in his plush hotel room after saying he had nothing left of his $100m fortune but the suit he was wearing,” reads the caption at the Daily Mail.
From a CBS piece:
A source familiar with the McAfee’s situation told CBS4 News that McAfee was briefly questioned by IRS agents after he got off the plane in Miami. The source told CBS4 investigator Jim DeFede that federal agents are examining whether McAfee engaged in money laundering or tax evasion when he left the United States three years ago and settled in Belize.
“I don’t know why the IRS would because I am paranoid and the last people in the world that I want after me is the IRS,??? he replied when asked about the IRS.
One assumes McAfee must still have a considerable amount of liquidity.
Here’s his property at Ambergris Caye, listed for sale at 1.2 million. And if you look on YouTube, you can see he’s had it up for sale since 2011.
It is, indeed, the same property I found using Google Map a week or so ago.
Chuck said,
December 13, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I wonder if the government of Belize will have his property and assets confiscated on the basis that he is a fugitive from justice. I don’t know Belizean law, but it would seem likely, as he’s probably not going to return.
But, as you’ve pointed out, he’s probably still got a pretty good pile stashed in the Caymans or somewhere.
George Smith said,
December 14, 2012 at 9:26 am
McAfee keeps saying he expects Belize to take his property. But he hasn’t been charged with a crime and it’s something from his mouth, so since we know he’s a pathological liar … Anyway, by his actions in South Beach we know he’s pretty liquid. Plus now he has lots and lots of bootlickers and starf—ers, which has always been part of his plan. He’s given up posting to his blog for the time being. Who needs it? A crowd follows him around.
I’m waiting for the book offer. He’ll dump Chad Essley and his graphic novel in a red hot minute when that materializes.