{{American technology pioneer John McAfee said he faked a heart attack while detained in Guatemala to buy time for his attorney to file a series of appeals that ultimately prevented his deportation to Belize, hastening the government’s decision to send him back to the United States.}}<\/p>\n
After weeks on the run and days in immigration detention, McAfee arrived in Miami on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said Belize authorities in April 2011 accused him of running a methamphetamine lab, before the November 11 killing of his neighbor, American businessman Gregory Faull, and have since persecuted him.<\/p>\n
“I have absolutely nothing to do with the murder in Belize,” he said Thursday. “This is not about a murder in Belize. This began on the 30th of April of last year when 42 armed soldiers stormed my property.”<\/p>\n
After weeks in hiding, the 67-year-old antivirus software company founder emerged in Guatemala’s capital last week to ask for asylum.<\/p>\n
Guatemalan authorities took him into custody on accusations of entering the country illegally, and his asylum bid was rejected. <\/p>\n
McAfee then waged a public battle, requesting asylum and arguing that police in Belize were after him following his apparent decision to shed light on corruption in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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