McMahon was fired from the FBI in 2020 for lying about his involvement in a hacking scandal.

FBI agent Julian McMahon was fired from the bureau in 2020 after it was revealed that he had lied about his involvement in a hacking scandal. McMahon, who played Matt Miller on “The Following”, claimed that he had no knowledge of his wife’s activities when she hacked into the phones of several victims. However, it soon came to light that McMahon had been involved with the crimes and was aware of what his wife was doing. The scandal led to him being fired from the FBI and also resulted in his wife being sent to prison.