Security company founder John McAfee dies in a single cell


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John McAfee, 75, the founder of computer virus protection company McAfee, who had been detained by Spanish authorities on suspicion of tax evasion, was found dead in a prison cell in a detention facility. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that he 'died in what appears to be suicide.'





John McAfee Dies in Spanish Prison --The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/business/john-mcafee-dead.html

John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison, authorities say --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/23/22547643/john-mcafee-dead-prison-spain-us-extradition

◆ What is John McAfee?
McAfee is the person who founded the antivirus company 'McAfee Associates' in 1987 after earning a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Roanoke College in the United States and working as a programmer at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies at NASA. Developed and released the earliest commercial antivirus software, raised McAfee into a leading security company, and retired in 1994 by selling its holdings.

◆ History of arrests so far
McAfee, who emigrated to Belize, Latin America in 2008, was arrested in April 2012 on suspicion of possessing drugs and weapons. Although released at this time, McAfee will be arranged as an important reference for the alleged murder of his neighbor in the following November.

McAfee, the founder of McAfee, who is arranging for a murder case, is detained at the Mexican border --GIGAZINE



McAfee, who used a decoy to escape from Belize police and entered Guatemala, was arrested on December 5, local time, on suspicion of illegal immigration. He was interrogated by the police, but collapsed due to stress and high blood pressure and was temporarily transferred to Guatemala City Hospital.

McAfee founder is hospitalized for illness after being arrested for illegal entry into Guatemala-GIGAZINE



McAfee filed an asylum application with Guatemala, but the Guatemalan side refused . It was thought that he would be handed over to Belize, but eventually he was spared and was repatriated to the United States.

McAfee not only gathered a lot of attention in the above arrest history, but also announced that he would run for the US presidential election in 2015 ...

McAfee Founder John McAfee Announces to Run for 2016 US Presidential Election-GIGAZINE



In 2018, he claimed that he had been 'damaged by an attempted assassination by drugs.'

That John McAfee is about to be assassinated, but a miracle revival, proclaiming 'vengeance' to the enemy --GIGAZINE



◆ Arrested and prosecuted in 2020 on suspicion of tax evasion
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice nominated internationally on suspicion of 'tax evasion on about millions of dollars (about hundreds of millions of yen) obtained from advertising cryptocurrencies, job consulting, lectures, documentary film rights sales, etc.' Wanted and arrested in Spain.

McAfee founder John McAfee arrested on suspicion of tax evasion-GIGAZINE



In March 2021, the US Department of Justice charged McAfee with fraud and money laundering on crypto assets. If convicted, McAfee could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.

McAfee founder John McAfee is charged with crypto asset fraud-GIGAZINE



According to AFP, McAfee's death was confirmed shortly after the court granted tax evasion to the United States on June 24, 2021. A spokeswoman for a prison in northeastern Catalonia, Spain, said McAfee's death was 'apparently suicide.' The Judiciary Council, which governs the Spanish judiciary, has also confirmed that McAfee died in prison in a 'suicidal' manner around 19:00.

'The guards and medical staff immediately intervened to resurrect, but doctors eventually confirmed his death,' the Catalan Ministry of Regional Justice said in a statement.

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