Thursday, 5 March, 2026
John McAfee charged with cryptocurrency fraud
By Basit Ansari
<p>John McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer, has been charged for fraud and money-laundering from two cryptocurrency schemes. McAfee and his bodyguard have been accused of artificially inflating the process of “altcoins” via a pump-and-dump scheme using his large Twitter following along with concealing payments received from startup businesses to promote initial coin offerings. The US Justice Department said they both have gained over $13 mn from the schemes. </p>
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