( CNN ) -- American technology pioneer John McAfee said he faked a heart attack while detained in Guatemala to buy time for his attorney to file a series of appeals that ultimately prevented his deportation to Belize , hastening the government 's decision to send him back to the United States . After weeks on the run and days in immigration detention , McAfee arrived in Miami on Wednesday . He said Belize authorities in April 2011 accused him of running a methamphetamine lab , before the November 11 killing of his neighbor , American businessman Gregory Faull , and have since persecuted him . `` I have absolutely nothing to do with the murder in Belize , '' he said Thursday . `` This is not about a murder in Belize . This began on the 30th of April of last year when 42 armed soldiers stormed my property . '' Mystery follows McAfee to Miami . After weeks in hiding , the 67-year-old antivirus software company founder emerged in Guatemala 's capital last week to ask for asylum . Guatemalan authorities took him into custody on accusations of entering the country illegally , and his asylum bid was rejected . McAfee then waged a public battle , requesting asylum and arguing that police in Belize were after him following his apparent decision to shed light on corruption in the country . He also said the breach resulted in Belize soldiers shooting his dog . CNN can not independently verify his account . `` He opted to return to his country of origin , '' said attorney Telesforo Guerra , who has represented McAfee since he arrived in Guatemala last week . On Sunday , McAfee told reporters that he hoped to go back to the United States . `` Our intent is to return to America , if at all possible , and settle down to whatever normal life we can settle down to under the circumstances , '' he said . `` There is no hope for my life if I am ever returned to Belize . '' Authorities in Belize , where McAfee had lived since 2008 , say they want to talk to him about Faull 's death . McAfee 's home on Ambergris Caye , an island off Belize 's mainland , was raided after Faull 's death . National police spokesman Raphael Martinez said authorities went into the house amid suspicions there were illicit weapons and drugs inside , but neither were found .
NEW : McAfee authorities want to talk to Belize , a spokesman says . He 's been on the run since his Belize neighbor was found dead Wednesday . McAfee has said Belize authorities are corrupt and have been trying to get him . After being on the run and in immigration detention , he arrived in America on November 11 .