According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee died in a Spanish prison on Wednesday at the age of 75. McAfee's lawyers stated that John McAfee committed suicide in despair during nine months of imprisonment. The prison authorities are currently investigating the cause of death.
On October 3, 2020, antivirus software pioneer and McAfee founder John McAfee was arrested in Spain on charges of fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering, and was detained in Spain awaiting extradition to the United States.
On October 5, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment against John McAfee for alleged tax evasion, claiming that John McAfee had earned millions of dollars through the promotion of cryptocurrency, consulting work, speeches, and the sale of biographical copyrights, but between 2014 and 2018, John McAfee did not file a tax return.
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At a court hearing held last month, John McAfee stated that given his age, if he is convicted in the United States, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. "I hope the Spanish courts can see the injustice, and the United States wants to set me up as a model."
For many years McAfee has been living a fugitive life under the hunt of the US authorities. He was indicted for tax evasion in Tennessee and in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York State.
On Wednesday, the Spanish High Court agreed to extradite McAfee to the United States. A few hours later, McAfee was found dead in prison. His lawyer, Javier Villalba, said that McAfee still has the opportunity to appeal, but he cannot bear to be imprisoned.
Villalba said: "This is the result of the cruel system. There is no reason to keep this person in prison for that long." Since John McAfee is dead, the US prosecutor may ask the judge in charge of his tax evasion case to dismiss the charges.
In the last tweet published on June 19, John McAfee stated: All rights will be corrupt, and beware of the rights you allow democratic governments to exercise.
On June 20th, John McAfee’s wife, Janice McAfee, tweeted: “The US authorities are determined to let John McAfee die in prison and establish him as a model of openly opposing corruption within US government agencies. John McAfee has never hoped for justice in the United States. The trial is not fair in the United States."
The legendary life of John McAfee
John McAfee, British-American programmer, businessman and politician. He has worked for NASA, Xerox and Lockheed Martin. Participated in the US presidential election twice in 2016 and 2019.
Founded McAfee Associates in 1987 and launched the world's first commercial anti-virus software. In 1994, he resigned and sold McAfee to Intel in 2011. This software is still named after it and has 500 million users worldwide.
In addition to the identity of the pioneer of anti-virus software, John McAfee is also accompanied by a series of topical events.
In 2012, he was suspected of killing a neighbor, and since then began to flee, and live broadcast his fleeing life on the Internet. He said he met his wife Janice McAfee on the way to escape. In 2018, John McAfee stated that he had at least 47 children.
In May 2016, John McAfee became the CEO of MGT and started the Bitcoin mining business.
In 2019, he stated that for ideological reasons, he had not paid US income tax for eight years. In the same year, in order to avoid trial, he fled the United States. He spent most of his life on a mega yacht, accompanied by his wife, four big dogs, two security guards and seven staff members.
In October 2020, John McAfee was arrested in Barcelona, Spain and detained for 9 months. Several hours after the court agreed to extradite him to the United States, John McAfee was found dead in prison.
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