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What a life this man led...such an anti climactic end for him. I've got no doubt he would have wanted something much more flashy. (apologies if this is in wrong section)
Antivirus entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a prison cell in Spain, hours after the country’s supreme court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges.
Spanish media reported that the country's justice department believes he committed suicide in prison in Barcelona.
McAfee, 76, was arrested at Barcelona’s airport last year at the request of the US justice department, which accused McAfee of evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes on profits allegedly obtained from activities such as cryptocurrency trading. He was about to board a flight to Istanbul. The crimes with which he was charged carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...mcafee-found-dead-in-spanish-prison-9798r2mc9
Link to another story that does not require signing up: https://www.ft.com/content/1bfee838-99f0-46f2-a576-21fde1ac6f34
(warning--strong language in the video below)
Antivirus entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a prison cell in Spain, hours after the country’s supreme court approved his extradition to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges.
Spanish media reported that the country's justice department believes he committed suicide in prison in Barcelona.
McAfee, 76, was arrested at Barcelona’s airport last year at the request of the US justice department, which accused McAfee of evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes on profits allegedly obtained from activities such as cryptocurrency trading. He was about to board a flight to Istanbul. The crimes with which he was charged carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...mcafee-found-dead-in-spanish-prison-9798r2mc9
Link to another story that does not require signing up: https://www.ft.com/content/1bfee838-99f0-46f2-a576-21fde1ac6f34
(warning--strong language in the video below)
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