John McAfee, anti-virus creator, found dead in prison cell

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John McAfee, founder of anti-virus software and a British-American businessman, was found dead in his cell in a Spanish prison on Wednesday. He was extradited to the United States (US) by a court in the Spanish city of Barcelona to answer charges of tax evasion.

According to the details, McAfee was arrested at Barcelona airport in October last year while trying to board a flight to Istanbul. Bryans, a British-born computer programmer, has been in prison ever since. Prison officials say they tried to resuscitate McAfee, but it appears he died of suicide.

“It’s the result of a ruthless system,” McAfee’s lawyer Javier Vallabhba told Reuters. “There was no reason to keep this man in prison for so long.” A day earlier, a court had ruled that John McAfee should be handed over to US authorities.

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During a video link hearing earlier this month, McAfee said the charges against him were politically motivated and that he would face the rest of his life in prison if extradited to the US.

What are the charges against McAfee?

US officials allege the 75-year-old businessman made billions through advisory services, speeches and corrupt currency but did not pay taxes on his four-year income from 2014 to 2018. McAfee, who made millions of dollars inventing antivirus in the 1980s, is still named after the software. They later declared themselves a bitcoin group.

If convicted in the US, he could face up to 30 years in prison. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which monitors financial activity in the US, has also filed criminal cases against McAfee. In a lawsuit filed last October, the commission accused him of embezzling more than 23 23 million.

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McAfee, however, has always denied the allegations. Earlier this month, he used social media to declare his innocence.

McAfee’s personal life

John McAfee, 75, claimed in 2018 that he was the father of 47 children. He married Janice eight years ago. He had no children with this wife. McAfee, a technology expert, was born in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (UK). McAfee and Janice met on the beach in Miami. At the time, Janice was working as a sex worker.

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Just a month ago, McAfee was acquitted of murder by a court in the Central American city of Belize. Belizean authorities tried to implicate him in the 2012 murder of a neighbor, Gregory Fowl, but no formal charges have been filed against him. McAfee insisted he was innocent and had been made a victim of the system.

McAfee also made unsuccessful attempts to enter American politics. He tried to be nominated by the Liberal Party for the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections but was unsuccessful.

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