JAKARTA – Anti-virus software founder McAfee was found dead by hanging himself in a prison in Barcelona, Spain. His death raises a question mark considering he will be extradited to the United States (US).
"Everything indicates that it could have been a suicide", the Catalan Justice Department said in a statement, as quoted by CoinDesk, June 24.
Earlier, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that McAfee had made millions of dollars from promoting cryptocurrencies, selling documentaries about his life and other shows.
McAfee himself considered that the extradition efforts were politically charged. He received a 10-year prison sentence from the court for allegedly committing fraud.
In October 2020, McAfee was arrested at Barcelona's El Prat airport. At that time he was planning to fly to Turkey, as reported by El Pais.
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The founder of McAfee antivirus software is a controversial figure. He was accused of pumping and dumbing cryptocurrencies in an initial coin offering (ICO). However, until now it is not known how much the payment will be.
He was also accused of the murder of his neighbor in Belize. However, so far these allegations have not been proven. On May 25, 2021, McAfee had written a confession on his Twitter account saying that he had predicted a battle between the government and crypto.
“Three years ago, I predicted a war between governments and crypto. Now The FED is calling crypto a threat to economic stability and China is making it illegal”, McAfee wrote.
He also revealed that now the war between the Fed and crypto is ongoing. McAfee identified himself as a prime target.
"Right now the war is going on and I'm a big target", he added.
He also advised that crypto users should not be afraid because the only hope right now is crypto.
"Do not be afraid. Crypto is our only hope for financial independence”.
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