John McAfee was the person who created & founded World’s most popular and most known Antivirus company McAfee, but on June 23 2021 McAfee antivirus founder John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison with some certainties that left many questions behind as he was also charged for a possible murder mystery and tax manipulation.
McAfee is an antivirus software which is mostly found pre-installed in most Windows machine and is also very known around the World, it was developed by John McAfee in 1987. Surpassingly it became a giant in the world of Antivirus that still holds a big part under the Windows Antivirus system, John McAfee was detained for changes against several different cases like possible Murder, Tax returns, etc.
Charges against John McAfee for which he was putted into Jail-
Acc. to Moneycontrol– “McAfee has been in jail in Spain since he was arrested at Barcelona airport in October 2020, just as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul.
He is alleged to have deliberately failed to file tax returns between 2014 and 2018, despite earning millions from consulting work, cryptocurrencies and selling the rights to his life story. If convicted, he could have faced up to 30 years in prison.
According to the US extradition request filed in November and quoted in the ruling, McAfee earned more than 10 million euros ($12 million) in 2014-18 but never filed a tax return.
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“To conceal his income and assets from the Internal Revenue Service… the defendant ordered part of his income to be paid to straw men and placed the property in their names,” it said.
In a hearing held via video call, the charges against him were politically motivated and said he would spend the rest of his life in prison if he was returned to the US.
In 2012, he was wanted for questioning in connection with the death of Gregory Viant Faull, who was shot to death in early November 2012 on the island in Belize where both men lived. But was never charged with a crime.”

McAfee Murder or Suicide reports?
His reports of struggling were well known but even after earning $$ he wasn’t able to pay tax returns that were questionable, right now he’s no more and according to reports McAfee suicided in the cell before he was taken to hearing in court. Guards when reached John cell, he was found dead on the floor, possible he didn’t want to make his life a game in front of the world & media that’s why he did this but some reports and rumours also suggest that he got Murdered in Jail by Police support & is turned to suicide to clean Spanish police image from this Murder/Suicidal mystery.
He was 75 when he died, McAfee will not be handled by other Chiefs under running race but the face behind is has just left apart.
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Soon after his death, McAfee’s tweet from December 2019 went viral on social media. Sharing a picture of his tattoo on his right arm, McAfee had said, “If I suicide myself, I didn’t. I was whackd. Check my right arm.””Getting subtle messages from US officials saying, in effect: “We’re coming for you, McAfee! We’re going to kill yourself”. I got a tattoo today just in case,” he tweeted.
Hope his dead study get resolved soon and if you feel anything like this anytime then do connect at mental health rehabilitation helpline ‘Kiran’ at 1800-599-0019 24*7 (don’t suicide!)
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