Anti-Virus Software Creator John Mcafee Indicted for Tax Evasion

U.S. millionaire John McAfee gestures during an interview with AFP on his yacht anchored at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, on June 26, 2019. Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images

Cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee has been indicted for tax evasion, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday.

An indictment dated June 15 was unsealed by federal prosecutors against McAfee, creator of the eponymous anti-virus software, over charges that he evaded taxes and willfully failed to file tax returns. The tech entrepreneur, 75, was arrested in Spain where he is pending extradition.