McAfee faces charges in the U.S., but was arrested at an airport in Barcelona. He has been charged with tax evasion and has also been charged in civil court for allegedly taking in more than $23 million in “undisclosed compensation” related to “false and misleading cryptocurrency recommendations.”
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McAfee Arrested for Tax Evasion, Charged Civilly for Crypto Pump
Anti-virus software mogul John McAfee was indicted for fraud and placed in a Spanish jail pending extradition proceedings. So reports Reuters.
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