Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee Page #5

he wasn't enlightened.

The next time I saw him,

I'm like, "Okay."

The next time I saw him,

I'm like, "Okay."

In this recession,

the average American

is certainly pinching

every penny.

But the man you are

about to meet

is one of the biggest losers.

It's staggering, really.

Good morning,

ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to the estate

of John McAfee.

Welcome to the estate

of John McAfee.

On Saturday, auctioneers

worked up bids

for the rarified retreat

of a wealthy man

who's taken it on the chin

in this recession.

It's been reported you were

worth about $100 million.

That may have been true.

Yet now you're

Less than ten.

Less than $10 million.

You bet.

You seem

so remarkably relaxed

for someone who's lost

about $90 million.

Well, yeah.

And why wouldn't I be?

The things we want

and the things we need

are two different things.

Are two different things.

Did it take you a while

to come to that realization?

Yeah, about 65 years.

Now, McAfee plans to take

his remaining handful

of millions

and head to Central America,

where he started

a new venture

to develop natural medicines.

I asked John

if he moved to Belize

because he lost

so much money.

He said, "Not at all,

I lost very little."

So I asked

if he transferred his money

to offshore accounts.

I was living

on the island of San Pedro.

Fishing and boating and having

a great old time.

But I was bored silly.

Hey, how you doing?

Lively music

He was living

in San Pedro.

He was living

in San Pedro.

And he called me one day

and tell me

he wants to go

to an archeological site.

Why don't I take you

to Lamanai?

And he said, "Lamanai?

Where is that?"

I said it's in

the Orange Walk District.

John was impressed

with what he saw.

He said, "I'd love to buy

some property here."

All right, get ready

for some serious

"Heart of Darkness" here.

Till eventually,

when I told him

about this piece that was

available, he settled on that.

He decided

he was gonna buy that.

So is that

a big deal in this area?

So is that

a big deal in this area?

To provide so many jobs?

Definitely, you know?

Because...

speaking Spanish

I was hearing about

what a good guy John was

from some of his old pals.

But then there were people

who were really afraid

to talk to me.

I know, more or less,

everything that happened.

I know, more or less,

everything that happened.

Mmhmm.

And I don't really

want to come out on TV.

But you're not saying

anything bad.

Yeah, but then he

won't like that.

He'll feel like I betray him.

Why?

'Cause he, like,

was very secretive,

and I don't want to.

He told me that he knows

everything going on

in the whole country

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