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McAfee Extradition

A Spanish court has OK'd the extradition of antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee, 75, to face tax-related criminal charges in Tennessee that carry a 30-year prison sentence if convicted.

/ June 23, 2021
HFM TIME RELEASE FOR 0100 TUESDAY FEB 26*FILE*This file photo from Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, shows internet security pioneer John McAfee, who became involved with a defunct operation called the Round House started by Kyle Sandler in Opelika, Ala. McAfee briefly ran for president with the business incubator as his headquarters and Sandler as an adviser in 2016. Sandler has since pleaded guilty to federal charges in an investment scam that involved the Round House. (Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News)

MADRID --- A Spanish court has OK'd the extradition of antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee, 75, to face tax-related criminal charges in Tennessee that carry a 30-year prison sentence if convicted.

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