Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee was found dead on Wednesday in his prison cell in Spain. He was 75 years old. His death is still being investigated. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: Eccentric antivirus software company founder John McAfee was found dead of a suspected suicide in his prison cell in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, shortly after that country’s National Court approved his extradition to the United States to face criminal tax evasion charges, his lawyers said. The Spanish newspaper El Mundo first reported that the Catalan Justice Department had said McAfee, 75, died within hours of the extradition ruling. Barcelona is in the Catalonia region of Spain.