美国国家公共电台 NPR "杀毒软件之父"麦卡菲死于西班牙监狱

John McAfee is dead. He was 75 years old. McAfee was a millionaire who founded the well-known antivirus computer software that bears his name.

约翰·麦卡菲死亡。享年75岁。麦卡菲是百万富翁，他创立了以他名字命名的著名杀毒软件。

NPR's Bobby Allyn joins us for more. And Bobby, first, just give us some more details about where he was and how he died.

NPR新闻的鲍比·阿林将带来详细报道。鲍比，首先请详细介绍一下他在哪里死亡以及他是如何死亡的。

John McAfee had been in prison in Spain since last October,

约翰·麦卡菲自去年10月以来一直被关押在西班牙监狱，

and he was wanted in the U.S. in connection with three separate investigations¹ related to tax fraud and a so-called pump-and-dump scheme involving cryptocurrency.

他在美国被通缉，因为涉及三项与税务欺诈有关的独立调查和一个涉及加密货币的“拉高出货”骗局。

Now, just earlier today, Audie, a Spanish court approved his extradition² back to the U.S. to stand trial.

奥迪，今天早些时候，西班牙法院批准将其引渡回美国受审。

Shortly after, though, his lawyer, Nishay Sanan, confirmed to NPR that he was found dead in his cell.

不过，不久之后，他的律师西赛·萨南向NPR证实，他被发现死于牢房中。

Again, the U.S. government trying to erase³ John McAfee — and that's what it's always going to be.

再说一次，美国政府试图抹杀约翰·麦卡菲——一直如此。

This man was a fighter. And in the minds of everyone who knew him, he will always be a fighter.

这个人是个斗士。在每个认识他的人心中，他永远是一个斗士。

But U.S. authorities had a different view. Exactly what were the cases against him related to?

但美国有关部门持不同看法。他面临的指控具体与什么有关？

Yeah, they did indeed. So federal prosecutors⁴ say McAfee was a tax dodge⁵, that he willfully failed to pay taxes from 2014 to 2018.

对，确实是。联邦检察官表示，麦卡菲是逃税者，他在2014年至2018年期间故意不交税。

And in another case, the Securities and Exchange Commission said he made some $23 million by pumping up cryptocurrencies through his Twitter page and then dumping them for profit.

在另一个案件中，美国证券交易委员会表示，他在自已的推特主页哄抬加密货币价格，之后抛售这些货币牟利，用这种方法赚了约2300万美元。

There was a third case from the Federal Trade Commission, and it was aimed at this same alleged⁶ behavior.

第三起案件由美国联邦贸易委员会起诉，针对的是同一个指控行为。

Now, McAfee didn't hide this, Audie. He was pretty brash about not paying taxes.

奥迪，麦卡菲没有隐瞒这一点。他在不交税这件事上的态度非常傲慢。

I mean, he once tweeted that he hasn't paid taxes in eight years because, quote, "taxation⁷ is illegal."

他曾在推特上表示，他已有八年没交税，因为他认为“纳税是非法的”。

And, you know, McAfee was a noted⁸ libertarian. He was very colorful, a sort of larger-than-life figure.

而且，麦卡菲是著名的自由主义者。他是非常多姿多彩，具有传奇色彩的人物。

And he once launched a longshot presidential bid under what he called the Cyber Party.

他曾代表自已创建的“网络党”开展旷日持久的总统竞选。

You noted him being a larger-than-life figure. How will he be remembered?

你刚提到他是具有传奇色彩的人物。那人们会如何铭记他？

Yeah. His Twitter bio said this — iconoclast⁹, lover of women, adventure and mystery, founder¹⁰ of McAfee Antivirus.

对。他在推特上的个人简历是这样写的：反传统主义者，女人的情人，冒险又神秘，麦卡菲杀毒软件创始人。

And I talked to someone who knew him very well and once lived on one of his properties in Colorado.

我采访了一名非常了解他的人，这个人在他位于科罗拉多州的一处房产中住过。

And she told me McAfee loved yoga retreats. He loved playing his grand piano. He loved going on long walks in nature.

她告诉我，麦卡菲喜欢瑜伽静修。他喜欢弹他的大钢琴。他喜欢在大自然中散步。

He moved to the Caribbean in 2009 after he lost most of his fortune in the Great Recession, and that's when his legal troubles really started.

2009年，他在经济大萧条中失去了大部分财产，之后他搬到了加勒比海，从那时起，他的法律纠纷才真正开始。

He was arrested in this very strange case in Guatemala for entering the country illegally.

他因一起非常奇怪的案件在危地马拉被捕，原因是他非法入境。

And, you know, that was after he was named, Audie, as a person of interest in the murder of his neighbor in Belize.

奥迪，此前，他因其在伯利兹的邻居被谋杀而被作为利害关系人通缉。

So suffice it to say that there's been a lot swirling¹¹ around McAfee.

简单来说，围绕麦卡菲的事情有很多。

And the company that he founded, that still bears his name, how have they reacted?

他创立的公司仍以他的名字命名，他们有何反应？

Yeah. They put out a statement, you know, saying that, you know, their thoughts are with John McAfee's family

对。他们发表声明表示，他们与约翰·麦卡菲的家人感同身受，

but that John McAfee has not been associated with the company in any capacity in more than 25 years.

但约翰·麦卡菲已有超过25年没有以任何身份与公司联系。

Before I let you go, Bobby, has there been any other word from McAfee's, I guess, estate, if there — is it — or was it just the defense¹² attorney who spoke¹³?

鲍比，最后一个问题，我想知道麦卡菲的遗产有其他说法吗？还是就是辩护律师说的内容？

Yeah. Right now our confirmation¹⁴ is coming from his U.S.-based defense lawyer, so we haven't heard anything from the McAfee estate.

好。目前我们确认的消息来自其在美国的辩护律师，有关他的遗产我们尚未得到任何消息。

But, you know, as word comes in, we'll be sure to update you.

如果有消息传来，我们一定会通知你的。

That's NPR's Bobby Allyn. Thank you for your reporting.

以上是NPR新闻的鲍比·阿林带来的报道。非常谢谢你的联系。

Thanks, Audie.

谢谢，奥迪。

1 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

2 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 taxation   

n.征税，税收，税金

参考例句：

• He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 iconoclast   

n.反对崇拜偶像者

参考例句：

• Cage was an iconoclast.He refused to be bound by western musical traditions of harmony and structure.凯奇是个反传统的人，他拒绝接受西方有关和声和结构的音乐传统的束缚。
• But he shows little sign of being an iconoclast.但他表现出他是一个信念很强的人。

10 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

11 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

12 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

13 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

14 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。