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Anti-Virus Software Mogul John McAfee Arrested In Spain, Charged For ‘Hiding Cryptocurrency, Yacht’

"Leveraged his fame to make more than $23.1 million in undisclosed compensation"

Joseph Curl
Anti-Virus Software Mogul John McAfee Arrested In Spain, Charged For ‘Hiding Cryptocurrency, Yacht’
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Cybersecurity multimillionaire John McAfee has been arrested in Spain and charged with tax evasion, allegedly earning millions in income from promoting cryptocurrencies.

The indictment alleges that McAfee, 75, has evaded U.S. taxes by having his income “paid into bank accounts and cryptocurrency accounts in the names of others, while also using the names of others to conceal ownership of property and assets including a yacht,” CNN reported.

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