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ANTIVIRUS pioneer John McAfee has reportedly killed himself after he was set to be extradited to the United States.
The 75-year-old tech mogul took his own life in a prison in Barcelona, according to local paper El Pais.
McAfee was arrested on October 3 of last year at El Prat airport in Spain, as he was about to flee the country to Turkey.
McAfee's lawyer, Nishay Sanan, said his client intended to fight the tax evasion charges, as well as the SEC lawsuit.
Sanan repeated the late McAfee's claims that he was being targeted by the United States government.
"This is again the U.S. government trying to erase John McAfee. And that's what it's always going to be," Sanan said to NPR.
On Nov 30th, 2019, McAfee Tweeted: Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: "We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself". I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd. Check my right arm.