John McAfee, a millionaire businessman and creator of the antivirus program of the same name, was found dead this Wednesday in a cell he occupied in a prison in San Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona. McAfee was 75 and awaiting extradition to the United States.
According to prison sources, quoted Peace, investigations point to possible death by suicide. Same Country says the authorities found no trace of the crime in the cell. The medical services represented in this penitentiary center still tried to revive McAfee, but to no avail.
“The authorities have come to the prison and are investigating the causes of death. All indications are that it could have been death by suicide, ”the authorities said in a statement.
tycoon was will be held in October 2020.in Barcelona when he was about to fly to Istanbul. An arrest warrant issued by the US authorities was issued on McAfee.
After his arrest, Spanish justice authorized the extradition of the millionaire to the United States of America, where he will be charged with tax evasion.
McAfee is suspected of making millions of dollars promoting virtual money (cryptocurrencies) as well as advising, speaking and selling the rights to his life story for a documentary.
Despite these achievements, the US Department of Justice claims that the millionaire did not file a tax return in the period from 2014 to 2018. He made over $ 23.1 million (over € 19.3 million) by tweeting his followers for seven cryptocurrency trades that were false and misleading. declare.
McAfee has always denied the accusations, claiming she paid “millions of dollars” in taxes and complaining that she was targeted. The Spanish authorities dismissed these complaints, issuing an extradition order.
Prior to this incident, McAfee already had a track record with the authorities: in 2012 was on the run in Belize after killing a neighbor. The millionaire claimed that the Belizean government persecuted him for refusing to pay a bribe of $ 2 million, as well as authorities who suspected he was producing drugs and feared that he would be killed by the police if they caught him. He will be able to return to the United States by leaving Belize without cooperation with the authorities.
John McAfee was responsible for the creation of the eponymous antivirus. John’s relationship with the company ended in 2010 when it was sold to Intel.
