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John McAfee faces dying in prison for the same thing Elon Musk does on Twitter, says his wife

Janice McAfee says her husband faces the prospect dying behind bars for allegedly doing what Elon Musk is doing on Twitter “with impunity”.

John McAfee was arrested in Spain several months ago and remains in a prison outside Barcelona awaiting extradition to the US where he is accused of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.

Together with personal bodyguard Jimmy Watson Junior, the 75-year-old faces charges surrounding the promoting of various cryptocurrencies through social media in order to inflate prices before selling them off for £1.45m ($2m).

Janice McAfee, however, today singled out Elon Musk for his persistent meddling with cryptocurrency prices through his social media activity.

She added that she wasn’t suggesting the Tesla chief should be jailed, but questioned how her husband faces his final years behind bars accused of doing something similar.

Musk’s tweets have, on several occasions, affected the price of Bitcoin and Dogecoin.

“Elon Musk has moved the crypto markets with his tweets far greater that John McAfee could ever have,” she said.

“John faces the real possibility of dying in prison for allegedly engaging in similar activities.”

Mrs McAfee was also quick to point out that she believes Elon Musk had no crime to answer for.

“I obviously am not saying that Elon Musk should be in prison. That’s ridiculous,” she added.

https:// www.cityam.com/john-mcafee-faces-dying-in-prison-for-the-same-thing-elon-musk-does-on-twitter-says-his-wife/