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（在线收听）

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 investigations 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 extradition 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 erase 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 prosecutors say McAfee was a tax dodge, 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 alleged 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, "taxation 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 noted 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 — iconoclast, lover of women, adventure and mystery, founder 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 swirling 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 defense attorney who spoke?

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 confirmation 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。