Skip to content
05/07/2025
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
MW3.News

MW3.News

Web News Portal

Connect with Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

Categories

Tags

afghan afghanistan afghans biden bolsonaro Boris Johnson brazil Business Celebrities china chinese coronavirus covid covid 19 covid19 covid passport Economy england Europe Fame football freedom green pass Health kabul lockdown Music mw3 news news no green pass no vaccine passports pfizer politics russia singer song sports taliban travel trump UK USA vaccine vaccine passport war
  • Home
  • Music News Portals
    • RockCharts.News
    • PopHits.News
    • TopMusic.News
    • IndieRock.News
    • RapStar.News
    • AfroMusic.News
    • PopHits.Co Music Charts
  • Contact
Watch Online
  • Home
  • Featured
  • John McAfee: Antivirus Creator Found Dead In Prison Cell
  • Europe
  • Featured
  • USA

John McAfee: Antivirus Creator Found Dead In Prison Cell

Will Lisil 25/06/2021

Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee was found dead in a Barcelona prison cell hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite him to the US to face tax evasion charges.

Catalonia’s Justice Department in Spain said prison doctors tried to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful.

Nishay Sanan, a lawyer for John McAfee, said on Thursday that he had seen no signs before the businessman’s death in a Spanish prison that he was going to commit suicide.

“I had constant phone contact with him. At no time did he show any special concerns or clues that might make us think this might have happened.”

The lawyer said he felt “pain, anger, misunderstanding that there was no justification under any circumstances for this man to remain in prison, and said he intended to fight all charges.

  • The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings
  • Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists
  • Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times
  • Breaking Sound Barriers: Independent Artists Conquering the Film and Cinema Industry
  • Are Search Engines Blocking Content Generated By Ai Assistants?

“It’s again the US government trying to erase John McAfee,” Sanan told NPR on Wednesday. “This man was a fighter. And in the minds of everyone who knew him, he will always be a fighter.”

Minutes after McAfee’s death announcement on Wednesday, his Instagram account shared an image of the letter “Q” in an apparent QAnon reference.

A spokeswoman for the Catalonia Department of Justice said the death appeared to have been a suicide, but the ultimate cause would be determined by autopsy. The prison opened an internal investigation, she said.

In October 2020, John McAfee was arrested in Spain as he was about to board a plane to Turkey and accused of not filing tax returns for four years, despite earning millions from consulting, speaking, cryptocurrencies and selling rights for your life story.

The arrest came shortly after he said he had information about corruption of politicians and a CIA agent.

Days after being arrested, he tweeted from prison:
“Everything is good. Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it won’t be my fault.”
He was referring to registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who “killed” himself in a US prison in 2019.

I am content in here. I have friends.

The food is good. All is well.

Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.

— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) October 15, 2020

The US Department of Justice claimed that McAfee avoided tax obligations by having its income paid into bank accounts and cryptocurrency accounts on behalf of nominees.
He was also accused of concealing property, including a yacht and real estate, also on behalf of others.

Spain’s National Court authorized his extradition to the US to face the charges on Wednesday morning.

In recent years, McAfee has repeatedly claimed there was a plot to catch him — however, the court said there was “no revealing evidence” that he was being prosecuted for political or ideological reasons, reported the Spanish daily El Pais.
He argued at a hearing earlier this month that the charges against him were politically motivated and that he would spend the rest of his life in prison if he returned to the United States.
But Nishay Sanan, a McAfee attorney, said he intended to fight all the charges.

The businessman, who was born in Gloucestershire, England, first gained prominence in the 1980s, when he founded his technology company and launched McAfee VirusScan.
Although he is a pioneer of computer security, he once admitted to the BBC that he never actually used the software on his own computers—or any anti-virus software for that matter.

“I protect myself by constantly changing my IP address [internet protocol], not attaching my name to any devices I use, and not going to sites where you can catch a virus,” he told BBC technology reporter Leo Kelion in 2013.
“Porn sites, for example, I just don’t go there.”

He also launched unsuccessful bids to become the Libertarian Party candidate for presidential elections in 2016 and 2020.
In 2019, McAfee expressed its contempt for taxes, tweeting that it had not filed tax returns for eight years because “taxes are illegal.”
In the same year, he was briefly detained in the Dominican Republic for allegedly bringing weapons into the country.

McAfee has never fit the mold of what a tech entrepreneur can be. He was brash, reckless and never far from the next scandal.

The Antivirus that he created and named after him, It was a big hit and made him a rich man. He also helped create a multi-billion dollar computer security software industry in the process.

McAfee was a visionary, but also a hothead. It was his temper that got him in trouble throughout his life.
In 2012, he was arrested in Guatemala for having been on the run in Belize, where police were investigating the death of his neighbor.
He always denied any involvement in the murder.

A prominent libertarian, engaging speaker, and cryptography enthusiast, McAfee still had the ability to make money. His last contact with law enforcement was due to alleged tax evasion on his recent earnings.

He will rightly be remembered as an important figure in the development of the technological landscape of the 1980s and 1990s. But he will also be remembered as a deeply controversial figure, who at times seemed determined to pursue a path in life that could lead to several problems.

About Post Author

Will Lisil

Director & Digital Creator at MW3.biz Ltd, United Kingdom.

See author's posts

Tags: epstein Europe john mcafee mcafee mcafee dead USA

Continue Reading

Previous: According to Journalist, EU Countries Try To End Hungary’s Sovereignty Through Child Protection Law
Next: Miley Cyrus Performs Cher’s ‘Believe’ For Pride Special

Related Stories

The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings Music Marketing Mix - Sharing knowledge about new platforms and functionalities for indie artists
  • Article

The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings

13/08/2024
Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists
  • Article

Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists

06/08/2024
Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times GetFund.io Cooperative Funding System - Directed to independent artists, producers and creatives
  • Article

Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times

13/03/2024

Recent Posts

  • The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings
  • Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists
  • Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times
  • Breaking Sound Barriers: Independent Artists Conquering the Film and Cinema Industry
  • Are Search Engines Blocking Content Generated By Ai Assistants?

Categories

About Author

MW3.biz

Connect with Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

You may have missed

The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings Music Marketing Mix - Sharing knowledge about new platforms and functionalities for indie artists
  • Article

The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings

13/08/2024
Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists
  • Article

Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists

06/08/2024
Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times GetFund.io Cooperative Funding System - Directed to independent artists, producers and creatives
  • Article

Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times

13/03/2024
Breaking Sound Barriers: Independent Artists Conquering the Film and Cinema Industry Music Sync Pro Tips - Thomas Bernard Howard releasing Rose Album
  • Article

Breaking Sound Barriers: Independent Artists Conquering the Film and Cinema Industry

04/01/2024

Advertise it!

The MW3.News is an international network of information channels.

A variety of web news portals, digital magazines, and other media channels for information flow and marketing services.

Promote your work, services, brand and products with us.

Out of sight, out of mind!
Contact us: Click here

Recent Posts

  • The Hidden Cost of Artificial Streaming: Understanding Fines and Their Impact on Artists’ Earnings
  • Enhancing Your Music Reach: Track Radio Plays with Apple Music for Artists and Other Revolutionary Tech Support for Indie Artists
  • Indie Artists Shine On A New Support System in Challenging Times
  • Breaking Sound Barriers: Independent Artists Conquering the Film and Cinema Industry
  • Are Search Engines Blocking Content Generated By Ai Assistants?
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy (UK)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Copyright © - MW3.news Portal - All rights reserved | DarkNews by AF themes.
MW3.News
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}