Larger-than-life software mogul McAfee dies in Spain by suicide, lawyer says

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Anti-virus pioneer was waiting to be extradited to US on tax evasion charges, says his lawyer.

British-born US technology entrepreneur John McAfee died on Wednesday by suicide in a Barcelona prison after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters.

McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair.

 

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He is kept in jail for a digital blip the same one Elon Musk is openly using n promoting. Bravo

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