Antivirus software software entrepreneur John McAfee has been charged with tax evasion after reports of the sale of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements and his biography rights for documentation failed. The prosecutor said.
The plaintiff said McFay hid assets from the Internal Revenue Service, including real estate property, a vehicle and a yacht, in the name of others.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a federal court in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday that Maxie was charged with tax evasion and intentional failure to file a tax return.
Online court records do not show whether McAfee has a lawyer to speak on the charges on his behalf.
It became quite popular after the early development of Internet security software, which was invented in the past by US and Belizean authorities.
The indictment states that McAfee failed to file a tax return from 2014 to 2018, despite receiving “significant revenue” from many sources. It is not alleged that McAfee received any revenue or had any affiliation with the antivirus software company that bears his name during this year.
The defendant said McFay exempted him from the tax by directing him to pay his income into a bank account and pay cryptocurrency exchange accounts in the name of others.
If convicted on all charges, McAfee could face up to 30 years in prison.
McAfee was released from detention in the Dominican Republic in July 2019, when he and five others were suspected of traveling on a yacht with high-caliber weapons, ammunition and military-style gear, Caribbean island officials said.
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