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John McAfee has reportedly been arrested in Belize on an unlicensed gun charge he claims was concocted. Members of the country's Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) collared McAfee after raiding his home and research facility on Wednesday.
The software tycoon has a reputation as a philanthropist in Belize, according to Channel 5. He reportedly donated a $1.2 million boat to the Belize Coast Guard in 2009 and gave cash and charitable gifts to other institutions in the country, including the police.
McAfee said he was detained until 2 a.m. on Thursday at a police station and only released after his embassy intervened.
Belize is a former British colony and the only country in Central America where English is the official language. McAfee was born in England but raised in Virginia, where he attended college, and went on to work as a programmer for NASA, Univac, Xerox, and Lockheed before founding anti-virus developer Network Associates, which eventually became McAfee.
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