The death of businessman John McAfee has been shrouded in mystery and conspiracy. Although the authorities who found him in his cell in Brians 2 prison, in Barcelona, indicate that it was a suicide, his widow blamed the United States for his death, noting that he was not a suicidal man.
However, the creator of the antivirus left a note about his suicide, citing sources close to what happened. The writing, is detailed in the publication, was in the pocket of his pants, but so far its content is unknown.
This Friday, outside the jail where the 75-year-old man was being held, Janice McAfee told reporters that she wanted the circumstances of her husband’s death to be fully investigated. “His last words were ‘I love you and I will call you at night’, those words are not those of someone who commits suicide,” he said.
“I blame the US authorities for this tragedy. Because of these politically motivated charges against him, my husband is now dead,” Janice said, adding that she planned to appeal the Spanish superior court ruling that authorized his extradition to the United States on charges of tax evasion.
In this sense, Janice McAfee also assured that they had a defense to avoid the execution of the criminal action against the businessman: “We had an action plan to appeal that decision.”
“I don’t think he did this, I’m going to get answers.” And it is that McAffe had been arrested on October 3, 2020 by the National Police at the El Prat airport, Barcelona. Investigations by US authorities indicate that he evaded millions of dollars by promoting cryptocurrencies and selling the rights to his biography between 2014 and 2018.
According to a civil indictment brought against McAfee by the United States Securities Commission, he had obtained more than $ 23.1 million in undeclared income from false and misleading cryptocurrency recommendations.
In this way, the Spanish court authorized his extradition to the United States to face the charges related to his 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax returns, as requested by the prosecution. The court ruling was published on Wednesday, a few hours before the news of his death was known.
For his part, McAfee’s lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the family is awaiting the results of an official autopsy, but that they would request a second independent study of the body. In addition, he pointed out that the family could take legal action once the investigation into the death is concluded.
Another element that contributes to the conspiracy theories about his suicide are the publications that the businessman made on his Twitter account, specifically a tweet from 2019, where he wrote: “Receiving subtle messages from US officials who said: ‘Let’s go for You McAfee! I got a tattoo today, just in case. If I killed myself, I didn’t. I was beaten. “
Following the news of his death, a large number of users of the social network reproduced the hashtag John McAfee Didn’t Kill Himself (John McAfee did not commit suicide).
(With information from Reuters)
