A Nigerian national, **Imoleayo Samuel Aina**, also known as “Alice Dave,” has been sentenced to six years in prison in the United States for his central role in a sextortion operation that contributed to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.
At 27, Aina received a **72-month prison term**, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay **$3,250 in restitution** by U.S. District Judge **Joel H. Slomsky**. He had pleaded guilty in May to multiple charges, including cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, extortion proceeds, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud.
Aina and his co-defendant, **Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun**, were apprehended in Nigeria and placed in FBI custody on July 31, 2024, before being extradited to the United States. Both were indicted in August 2024, alongside a third suspect, **Afeez Olatunji Adewale**, who remains in Nigeria awaiting extradition. Abiodun, 26, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud in December 2024 and was sentenced on June 10 to five years in prison.
U.S. Attorney **David Metcalf** described Aina as the main orchestrator of the sextortion plot, which caused profound trauma to the victim and his family. “We can—and we will—find, prosecute, and hold accountable these insidious sextortionists who terrorize people for money,” he said.
Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office, emphasized that the sentence highlights the severe consequences of sextortion and the commitment of U.S. authorities to pursue offenders globally. “Whether you are in the United States or operating from abroad, the FBI and our partners will relentlessly pursue you,” Jacobs stated.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the FBI and the **Abington Township Police Department**, with prosecution led by Assistant U.S. Attorney **Patrick Brown**. Nigerian authorities, including the **Attorney General of the Federation**, the **Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department**, and the **Economic and Financial Crimes Commission**, provided significant cooperation throughout the case.
