- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
John McAfee, the founder of the antivirus software McAfee, has died by apparent suicide while awaiting extradition to the United States on tax-related criminal charges.
McAfee, 75, was found dead in a Barcelona jail cell on Wednesday, reported the Spanish publication El País, citing police sources.
The Catalan justice department confirmed McAfee’s death to Reuters.
Earlier in the day, Spain’s National Court approved the extradition of McAfee to face the US-based charges.
McAfee, who made his fortune selling antivirus software, had been arrested at Barcelona’s airport last October and held in jail while awaiting the outcome of the extradition hearings.
The US Department of Justice charged McAfee twice, once with evading taxes from 2014 to 2018 and again for “fraudulent promotion to investors of cryptocurrencies.” McAfee was also accused…
