General
John McAfee, antivirus software creator, charged with cheating investors over cryptocurrency scheme
Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been indicted on fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges alleging that he and cohorts made more than $US13 million ($16.9 million) by fooling investors zealous over the emerging cryptocurrency market.
Key points:
- Prosecutors allege John McAfee used his Twitter account to tout various cryptocurrencies using misleading statements
- Mr McAfee is detained in Spain on separate charges
- He was charged with evading taxes in October
Mr McAfee, 75, was charged in a newly unsealed indictment in Manhattan federal court along with Jimmy Gale Watson Jr, who served as an executive adviser on what prosecutors described as Mr McAfee’s “so-called cryptocurrency team.”
Prosecutors said Mr Watson, 40, was…
-
Noosa News20 hours agoTranslink data shows buses are late more often as Queensland approaches one year of 50¢ fares
-
Noosa News21 hours agoTerminal evacuated at Brisbane Airport, significant delays expected
-
Noosa News24 hours agoFormer Channel Nine reporter Benjamin McCormack facing dozens of child abuse material charges in Brisbane
-
Noosa News23 hours agoMan shot by police in Townsville charged with assault and drug offences