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On Wednesday, June 24, anti-virus guru and founder of McAfee, John McAfee, committed suicide by hanging himself in jail. after the Spanish high court has authorized his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters.

McAfee, 75, was a pioneer of anti-virus software, introducing his eponymous program in the 1980s. He had been indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges. He also was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York.

During a court hearing last month, McAfee said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if he were to be convicted in the United States. "I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example."