Guatemalan authorities arrest John McAfee

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Police plan to return vendor founder to Belize after seizing him for illegal border crossing

John McAfee has been arrested in Guatemala for illegally entering the country, according to a report in the Guardian. The former security chief was collared by police and Interpol at the Interco...

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