The founder of McAfee Antivirus cashed out of the company years ago with tens of millions and left the United States. Yet his current troubles provide a cautionary tale for wealthy Americans thinking about and looking into becoming expats. It’s really easy to over look the custom of police corruption in other countries yet when you over look your regular bribes, the local and federal police turn against you. In a country where you are a citizen and where you know and understand the current legal systems, it’s is a far better situation than one where you are a second class citizen from a country that will be seen as largely responsible for the global collapse. Fighting for your life is something you should never have to do, but if it comes to that, you definitely want the home field advantage.
“I am safe now, in the country in which I grew up, went to school, got married and had children. It is a country of laws and due process. It is a country that allows freedom of speech – something that I have dearly missed in the 5 years I spent in Belize.
On January 3rd, 2013, I will say what I could not say while in Belize. It is a long story and the writing is not yet finished. Most of my friends who are implicated in the story have now left Belize and are in places of safety. The few who remain are in unassailable positions of power or influence and my story will not affect them greatly.”