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John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Found Dead In A Spanish Prison Cell

John McAfee talks to the media outside Beacon Hotel where he stayed after arriving from Guatemala in December 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison cell on Wednesday, according to his lawyer. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Found Dead In A Spanish Prison Cell

June 23, 2021 • Just hours earlier, a court in Spain had approved the extradition of McAfee to the U.S., where he was set to stand trial on federal tax-evasion charges in New York.

John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Found Dead In A Spanish Prison Cell

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Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee Enters Presidential Race With 'Cyber Party'

Anti-virus software founder John McAfee in Florida in 2012 after being deported from Guatemala, where he had sought refuge to evade police questioning. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee Enters Presidential Race With 'Cyber Party'

September 9, 2015 • The founder of the computer security firm and former fugitive says, "We are losing privacy at an alarming rate — we have none left."

Murder Him? 'I Barely Saw Him,' McAfee Says Of Neighbor

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The Two-Way

Murder Him? 'I Barely Saw Him,' McAfee Says Of Neighbor

December 14, 2012 • Wanted for questioning in Belize, the anti-virus software pioneer is now in Miami after being released by authorities in Guatemala, which had entered illegally.

UPDATE: McAfee Released, Leaving Guatemala For The U.S.

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The Two-Way

UPDATE: McAfee Released, Leaving Guatemala For The U.S.

December 12, 2012 • The anti-virus software pioneer is wanted for questioning about a murder in Belize. He says he's innocent and is being persecuted by corrupt authorities. Detained for allegedly illegally entering Guatemala, he's now free and on his way to Miami, he tells Bloomberg TV.

Blogging On The Lam: McAfee Is Posting Updates From Guatemalan Jail

John McAfee, with a woman described as his girlfriend, on the way into the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on Tuesday. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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