John McAfee Reportedly Released Following Detainment in the Dominican Republic

Published at: July 25, 2019

Cryptocurrency enthusiast and antivirus software namesake John McAfee appears to have been released by authorities in the Dominican Republic today. McAfee posted a picture on his official Twitter account with the caption:

“Leaving detention (don't judge my looks — four days of confinement). I was well treated. My superiors were friendly and helpful. In spite of the helpful circumstances, we've decided to move on. More later.”

On July 23, a post was made on McAfee’s twitter account, allegedly by McAfee’s campaign manager Rob Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Loggia-Ramirez, saying that McAfee and his boat crew had likely been detained. McAfee announced that Loggia-Ramirez would be his presidential campaign manager in October 2018. 

A report by the Associated Press appears to have confirmed Loggia-Ramirez’s suspicion. According to the report, McAfee was arrested on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, while docking his yacht in Puerto Plata, after which authorities seized high-calibre weapons and other military props from his vessel.

McAfee’s presidential campaign in exile

McAfee has been running a campaign for President of the United States from self-imposed exile. He is purportedly conducting the campaign from abroad due to an alleged indictment by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). McAfee said:

“The IRS has convened a grand jury in the state of Tennessee to charge myself, my wife [...] and four of my campaign workers with unspecified IRS crimes of a felonious nature.”

McAfee has also said that his campaign is not a serious bid for office, but rather a means to promote cryptocurrency.

In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, McAfee said that he believes fiat money will be dead within 10 years, saying “I think in 10 years there'll be no fiat anywhere in the world. Everything will be electronic, everything will be cryptocurrency.” In stark contrast, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin recently said that he will not even be talking about Bitcoin in 10 years.

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