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MADRID — John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said.

Amazon's ad business could be large share gainer in coming years, says Cowen's Blackledge. The eccentric cryptocurrency promoter and tax opponent whose history of legal troubles spanned from Tennessee to Central America to the Caribbean was discovered at the Brians 2 penitentiary in northeastern Spain. A Catalan government official familiar with the case who was not authorized to be named in media reports confirmed to The Associated Press that it was McAfee.

The arrest followed charges the same month in Tennessee for evading taxes after failing to report income from promoting cryptocurrencies while he did consulting work, made speaking engagements and sold the rights to his life story for a documentary. The criminal charges carried a prison sentence of up to 30 years. Tennessee prosecutors had argued that McAfee owed the U. McAfee twice made long-shot runs for the U. Crosspoint Capital Partners is also involved in the discussions, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

A deal could be announced in days, though no final agreement has been reached and the transaction could still fall apart, according to the report. Amazon's ad business could be large share gainer in coming years, says Cowen's Blackledge.

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