Fugitive tech millionaire John McAfee ‘moves into tin foil-covered compound in Lithuania to evade CIA kidnap teams’ – The Sun
FUGITIVE anti-virus tycoon John McAfee claims him and his wife have fled to an “ultra-secure” facility in Lithuania to evade the CIA.
The 73-year-old shared his location – which was covered in tin foil – as being in Vilnius in a tweet and it comes just days after fleeing the Dominican Republic.
He tweeted: “Sorry for the silence. @theemrsmcafee and I are now in Eastern Europe at an ultra-secure facility.
“We are, for now, out of reach of the corrupt elements of the (In-)Justice Department. We are healthy and safe. Have missed you guys. Will tell more later.”
Last week, McAfee claimed to have sought refuge in London and Paris after being released by Dominican authorities on Wednesday.
In each location he has been in Europe he has tweeted a time stamped picture though it’s possible he could be using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN allows users to change the assigned "address" of a computer, laptop or mobile device.
The eccentric millionaire, 73, had been detained last week after a cache of weapons, ammunition and cash were found on his boat when it docked in the Dominican Republic.
His lawyer, Candido Simon, said McAffee had been released after Dominican authorities ensured he was not the subject of any active legal cases or extradition requests in the United States.
Police in Belize, where McAfee previously lived, have also said he is a "person of interest" in an investigation into the 2012 murder of a neighbour with whom he had recently had a dispute.
McAfee rose to prominence after founding McAfee Associates in 1987 to sell the first commercially available anti-virus software.
'PERSON OF INTEREST'
His personal wealth peaked in 2007 at around $100 million, but plummeted after the global financial crisis that begun later that year.
He is known for a number of controversial political views, including a belief that taxes are illegal and an opposition to any redistribution of wealth, and has previously sought to become the US presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party.
On Friday, two days after his release, McAfee tweeted a picture of his wife, Janice McAfee sat in a restaurant claiming the pair were in London.
"We are in london. A different world from the Chaos of the D.M," he wrote
Then in a tweet he had stamped as having been sent from Paris, he posted pictures of himself and his wife with two other men in a hotel room, and wrote: "The bad guys never came close.
Having been born on a US Army base in the UK, McAfee has both American and British citizenship.
In January 2019, McAfee claimed to be living internationally on a boat after an indictment brought against him by US authorities related to unpaid taxed dating back to 2012.
The IRS has not independently confirmed the existence of any charges.
Police in Belize have also said McAfee is a "person of interest" in relation to the death of a former neighbour, 52-year-old Gregory Faull.
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