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McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

By ARITZ PARRA, RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT MADRID — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Hours earlier, a Spanish court issued a preliminary ruling in favor of the 75-year-old tycoon's extradition to the United States to face tax-related criminal charges. Security personnel at the Brians 2 penitentiary near the northeastern Spanish city tried to revive him, but the jail’s medical team finally certified his death, a statement from the regional…
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