Posted on 03/06/2021 2:11:49 PM PST by algore
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee, 75, is charged with money laundering and fraud for 'using Twitter to promote cryptocurrencies that he was secretly invested in to inflate their value then sell them for a profit'
McAfee, 75, is still in Spain where he was arrested in October last year at the request of US authorities Now, he has been hit with 7 counts of fraud and money laundering by the DoJ They say he was involved in two cryptocurrency schemes between 2017 and 2018 He is accused of using Twitter to tout cryptocurrencies he was secretly invested in to drive up their value The complaint does not name any of the currencies - McAfee tweeted about at least three On one occasion, he gave a disclaimer that he was invested in one of them He tweeted right before the currencies spiked in value and allegedly sold at the peak Prosecutors say his team then tried to liquidate the crypto on the stock exchange and were turned down
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And because he used Twitter.
Here is some background:
https://coingeek.com/john-mcafee-will-tweet-crypto-project-105000/
McAfee is the original Honey Badger...
NSFW, Rated R, etc. “How to Uninstall McAfee software”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg
I never trusted McAfee Antivirus. Something in their ads or presentation repelled me.
...and Biden still sits in the WH.
So anyone who did the same has been charged?
The whole crypto currencies thing is a fraud.
I bought a package several yrs ago. 60 bucks for 2-yrs. Set up auto payment. Just came time for renewal and it was $130.00. Canceled subscription. They still tried to take payment. Bank called and I informed them to block the transaction. After many attempts to get my 130, it finally succeeded. Now bank tells me I have to deal with McAfee...smh.
The guy escaped prosecution for murder.
He didn’t murder that guy
Alarmist certainly one of the hookers that was living with him or an associate of hers
He divested himself of Mcafee software in the 90’s
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