McAfee founder dies by suicide in jail after Spanish courtroom permits extradition

US expertise entrepreneur John McAfee hanged himself in his jail cell on Wednesday (June 23) after the Spanish excessive courtroom authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion prices, his lawyer informed Reuters.

Known for his eccentric behaviour, McAfee, 75, was a pioneer of anti-virus software program, introducing his eponymous program within the Eighties. He had been indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion prices. He additionally was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York.McAfee was arrested within the Barcelona airport then jailed there in October. Prison authorities had been investigating the reason for loss of life.Spain’s excessive courtroom agreed to extradite McAfee to the United States, a courtroom doc launched on Wednesday mentioned. The provincial justice division confirmed {that a} U.S. man aged 75 was discovered useless in his cell on Wednesday.”RESULT OF CRUEL SYSTEM”McAfee nonetheless had alternatives to enchantment his conviction however couldn’t stand extra time in jail, the lawyer Javier Villalba mentioned. “This is the result of a cruel system that had no reason to keep this man in jail for so long,” Villalba mentioned.During a courtroom listening to final month, McAfee mentioned that given his age, he would spend the remainder of his life in jail if he had been to be convicted within the United States. “I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this,” he mentioned, including “the United States wants to use me as an example.”COLOURFUL LIFEMcAfee, who bought his software program firm to Intel in 2011 and not had any involvement within the enterprise, lived a vibrant life.He mentioned in 2019 that he had not paid US earnings taxes for eight years for ideological causes. That 12 months, he left the United States to keep away from trial, largely residing on a mega yacht together with his spouse, 4 giant canines, two safety guards and 7 workers.He supplied to assist Cuba keep away from a US commerce embargo utilizing cryptocurrency and sought to run for US president for the Libertarian Party.McAfee, who mentioned in 2018 that he had fathered no less than 47 kids, lived in Belize for a number of years. He fled after police sought him for questioning within the 2012 homicide of a neighbour. He had one million followers on Twitter.ALSO READ: UK courtroom rejects Nirav Modi’s plea difficult extradition to IndiaALSO READ: US courtroom to carry in-person extradition listening to of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana on Thursday