According to reports, McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison on Wednesday, 23th June, 2021
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In a news that has shocked people all across the world, it was reported that John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in a Spanish prison on Wednesday, 23th June 2021.
The news of the McAfee antivirus software creator reportedly came hours after a court approved his extradition to the US.
According to reports, McAfee was found dead in the prison of suspected suicide.
He was cleared to be extradited to the United States on Wednesday, according to various reports.
According to the news reports, McAfee was facing charges of tax evasion and securities fraud and was being held in prison, pending extradition to the US, after being arrested in October 2020.
According to ABC News: “Between November 2017 and February 2018, McAfee leveraged his fame as a computer programmer to make more than $23 million by recommending a number of ‘initial coin offerings’ to his Twitter followers, federal prosecutors said. The problem, according to prosecutors, was that McAfee failed to disclose he was a paid pitchman and promoting an investment product without disclosing you’re being paid to do so is unlawful.”
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