The news broke last night, the founder of a leading antivirus software company was found dead in a prison in our country.
Specifically, it was John McAfee , a tycoon of the firm of the same name who was imprisoned in the Catalan prison of Can Brians since October 2020. The tycoon was arrested when he was going to take a flight to Turkey. Presumably he was charged with tax evasion in the United States for a period of years between 2014 and 2018. McAfee had made money after the sale of his company by doing consulting services, as well as giving talks around the world, activities for the who did not file a tax return. His activities with cryptocurrencies were also in question. It so happens that in the near future and he was going to be extradited to the United States, where he should be held accountable for these events.
It was around one in the afternoon when he was found dead in his cell. Prison officials tried to revive him using various maneuvers, together with the prison doctors. The result was in vain, and although the death is still under investigation, everything indicates that it may be a suicide.
John McAfee, an eccentric character
McAfee no longer had a relationship with the brand, although he managed to amass an immense fortune thanks to antivirus programs for home and business computers, which became very popular during the 90s. For the sale of his brand he obtained a not inconsiderable amount of 7,600 million dollars, about 6.32 billion euros. The company was acquired by Intel in 2011, therefore, John McAfee had no connection with his company for 10 years, which was founded in 1987.
The magnate was very clear that he would spend the rest of his life if he was captured and extradited to the United States. He rejected all the charges brought against him. His lawyer, Nishay Sanan, went so far as to affirm that the nation’s president wanted to ” make it disappear .” Upon hearing the news, the attorney referred to McAfee as “ a fighter. In the minds of all who knew him, he will always be a fighter . “
The political motivations were, according to McAfee and his lawyer, behind the persecution and arrest. Obviously there was no cause of any kind, other than the prosecutor, in the arrest of McAfee, who was 75 years old. McAfee’s death has come as a complete surprise, the charges for which he was charged could amount to up to 30 years in federal prison, which for the purposes of his age, was a life sentence.
In this way, the stage of an entrepreneur who put his antivirus programs on computers around the world is closed, making his brand very popular and well-known. At the moment, it is unknown if the body of John McAfee will be repatriated to the United States in a short period of time.
