John McAfee, Antivirus Software Pioneer Found Dead In Spanish Prison

Posted by: Eninu William in World news June 23, 2021

Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee died by an apparent suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening — hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media.

The eccentric tech entrepreneur was arrested in October 2020 and was awaiting extradition when authorities found him dead. Local police sources told the newspaper El Pais.

The newspaper reported John McAfee was pulled from his cell in Barcelona and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Spanish High Court had agreed to extradite McAfee. A court in the US had charged him with a number of federal financial crimes in two districts in the United States.

McAfee was hit with a 10-count indictment in the Western District of Tennessee in October for allegedly evading taxes on millions of dollars in income.

He was also charged in a separate indictment in Manhattan federal court in March. This was apparently for a pump and dump scheme involving cryptocurrencies that he was touting on social media.

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