<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - John McAfee, antivirus software entrepreneur, found dead in prison"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/2013/05/12/john-mcafee-portland-belize-mysterious-murder/2135255/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">John McAfee</a>, the antivirus software entrepreneur who faced extradition from Spain to the U.S. on tax-related criminal charges, was found dead, according to local reports.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2021/06/23/60d38594e4d4d8c47b8b4699.html" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">According to the Spanish outlet El Mundo</a>, attempts were made to resuscitate McAfee, who was arrested at an airport in Barcelona last October.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A government official told The Associated Press McAfee had been found dead inside his cell. Authorities said the cause of death was being investigated. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Earlier in the day, Spain’s National Court approved the extradition of McAfee to the U.S., where he was wanted on <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/2021/03/06/john-mcafee-indicted-fooling-crypto-currency-investors/4609447001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">tax-related criminal charges</a> that carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Obituary:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/2021/06/23/john-mcafee-dead-spain-prison-antivirus-software-founder/5326068001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">John McAfee, antivirus software entrepreneur, found dead after extradition to U.S. cleared</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Big Tech:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/2021/06/23/big-tech-faces-mounting-pressure-due-antitrust-suits-congress/5317894001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Mounting pressure coming from Biden and Congress</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Tennessee prosecutors charged 75-year-old McAfee with evading taxes after failing to report income made from promoting cryptocurrencies while he did consultancy work, as well as income from speaking engagements and selling the rights to his life story for a documentary.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The charges refer to the three fiscal years from 2016 to 2018, according to the Spanish court's ruling on Wednesday.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">McAfee's attorney Andrew Gordon confirmed Spanish authorities had notified him McAfee had passed away, he said in a statement to USA TODAY.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"We have no comment on the cause of death," Gordon said. "We were actively working on Mr. McAfee's case and were preparing to fight for his innocence before...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/06/23/john-mcafee-dead-spain-prison-antivirus-software-founder/5326068001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
