McAfee sued by daughter of dead Belize neighbour

Mr McAfee has repeatedly denied any involvement in the death of Gregory Faull

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is being sued by the family of Gregory Faull, his neighbour in Belize who was found shot dead last November.

The legal action alleges Mr McAfee either committed the murder himself or ordered the killing.

Mr McAfee went on the run after the death, but said he had "no connection whatsoever" with the killing.

Belize has classed him as a "person of interest" but has never named him an official murder suspect.

Two of Mr McAfee's former girlfriends are also named in the action as "possible agents" in Mr Faull's death.

Gary Roberts, a Florida-based lawyer acting on behalf of Mr Faull's daughter, is seeking a jury trial and more than $75,000 (£46,800) in damages from the "wrongful death lawsuit".

Mr McAfee said that he had not received the legal papers yet, but would not fight a subpoena to give out-of-court testimony ahead of a possible trial.

"Would I answer questions in a deposition relative to the murder? Of course, absolutely. That's the requirement of law," he told the BBC.

John McAfee spoke to BBC reporter Leo Kelion last month

But he added that he planned to file a counter-claim for defamation of character and personal injury.

"Why would they wait until I started a new company and have had all the press for the past month-and- a-half?" he asked.

"When I came back from Belize there was a great to do about the fact that I everything I owned I had left in Belize and that I was virtually broke.

"Recently I have stated that I now have money and am funding the development of a new company, and that I don't even need venture capital funds."

Mr Roberts said the case was currently being delayed by his firm's inability to deliver the paperwork.

"[We] are presently attempting to serve Mr McAfee with the complaint that has been filed in Federal Court," he said.

"However, process servers and investigators have been unable to locate him. If Mr McAfee is willing to be deposed in this case, then we respectfully ask him to accept service of this complaint so that this lawsuit can move forward."

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24938088