The long and troubled tale of John McAfee has reportedly come to an end.
McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in the Brians 2 Penitentiary Center, outside of Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, reports El Mundo. Earlier in the day, the Spanish high court found he could be extradited to the United States to tax evasion face charges.
The cause of death has not been confirmed, but both El Mundo and El País report that suicide is suspected.
McAfee, creator of antivirus software that still bears his name, as well as an aerotrek pioneer, bath salts enthusiast, and alleged cryptocurrency scammer and tax evader, has been mired in controversy for years. In addition to allegedly running cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes and shilling shady crypto from prison, the 75-year-old
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