John McAfee, the creator of the eponymous antivirus protection software,
was found dead in his Spanish prison cell after an announcement earlier
Wednesday that he would be extradited to the U.S. to face charges of
financial crimes, the Associated Press reported.

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported that he appeared to have died by
suicide, citing a statement from the regional Department of Justice of
Catalonia, where he was being held.

McAfee, 75, was arrested on tax evasion charges for failing to file tax
returns for four years. He had been in jail in Spain since Oct. 6, facing
charges that he hid significant assets which included real estate and a
yacht.

The cybersecurity pioneer�s defense had argued that the extradition
request was politically motivated and therefore wasn�t appropriate. He
disagreed with the current monetary system, which has made him �public
enemy No. 1,� according to court documents released on Wednesday. The U.S.
calculates that McAfee owed more than $4.2 million in taxes, the documents
show.

The ruling came as the latest setback for McAfee�s burgeoning legal
troubles. In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also
accused him of hiding cryptocurrency income of more than $23 million.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss has said McAfee �exploited a widely
used social media platform and enthusiasm among investors in the emerging
cryptocurrency market to make millions through lies and deception.�

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/mcafee-found-dead-in-
spanish-cell-after-extradition-announcement

On Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 12:18:07 PM UTC+2, anonymous wrote:
> John McAfee, the creator of the eponymous antivirus protection software,
> was found dead in his Spanish prison cell after an announcement earlier
> Wednesday that he would be extradited to the U.S. to face charges of
> financial crimes, the Associated Press reported.
>
> Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported that he appeared to have died by
> suicide, citing a statement from the regional Department of Justice of
> Catalonia, where he was being held.
>
>
> McAfee, 75, was arrested on tax evasion charges for failing to file tax
> returns for four years. He had been in jail in Spain since Oct. 6, facing
> charges that he hid significant assets which included real estate and a
> yacht.
>
> The cybersecurity pioneer’s defense had argued that the extradition
> request was politically motivated and therefore wasn’t appropriate. He
> disagreed with the current monetary system, which has made him “public
> enemy No. 1,” according to court documents released on Wednesday. The U.S.
> calculates that McAfee owed more than $4.2 million in taxes, the documents
> show.
>
> The ruling came as the latest setback for McAfee’s burgeoning legal
> troubles. In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also
> accused him of hiding cryptocurrency income of more than $23 million.
> Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss has said McAfee “exploited a widely
> used social media platform and enthusiasm among investors in the emerging
> cryptocurrency market to make millions through lies and deception.”
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/mcafee-found-dead-in-
> spanish-cell-after-extradition-announcement

I saw this yesterday on Twitler:

<https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmT9P7CnNcroXHgKeCPjphpAfQAnQq1M19AimEBn65LnMb/JohnMcAfee>

Regards
Stefan

In article <e62a6fe8-231d-4a00-9c03-
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Stefan Claas <spam.trap.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 12:18:07 PM UTC+2, anonymous wrote:
> > John McAfee, the creator of the eponymous antivirus protection software,
>
> > was found dead in his Spanish prison cell after an announcement earlier
>
> > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/mcafee-found-dead-in-
>
> > spanish-cell-after-extradition-announcement
>
> I saw this yesterday on Twitler:
>
> <https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmT9P7CnNcroXHgKeCPjphpAfQAnQq1M19AimEBn65LnMb/JohnMc
> Afee>

I met him in the 90s. My company was part of a rebranding
program to get McAfee on all the PCs we sold. Very driven
character. CEO had to say yes to get him to leave. He was
right though. McAfee AV was a POS.

> McAfee AV was a POS.

http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/

>
> I saw this yesterday on Twitler:
>
>
<https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmT9P7CnNcroXHgKeCPjphpAfQAnQq1M19AimEBn65LnMb
/JohnMcAfee>
>
This was quite excellent! It has come all the way down to the
point where it will take a divine judgment to eliminate this
government fraud.