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Nigerian Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Sextortion in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – In a devastating case of sextortion, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 27, of Nigeria, was sentenced to 72 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and $3,250 in restitution by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky for offenses related to the sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Aina was arrested on a complaint and warrant in Nigeria, taken into custody by the FBI on July 31, 2024, and extradited to the United States to face charges in this case. He and co-defendant Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun were then charged by indictment in August 2024.
In May of this year, Aina pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud.
Abiodun, 26, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud. He was sentenced on June 10 to five years in prison.
Aina was the driving force behind this sextortion scheme, which left a young man, and then his family, traumatized, said U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
Aina’s sentence delivers a clear message: whether you are in the United States or operating from abroad, the FBI and our partners will relentlessly pursue you. If you exploit our youth, we will bring you to justice, said Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Abington Township Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Brown.
The support and assistance of Nigerian security authorities were essential to this effort, notably that of Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Aina’s sentence was handed down in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on May 10, 2026. His co-defendant, Abiodun, was also sentenced to five years in prison in the same district on June 10, 2026.
The mandatory facts of this case are: Defendant name: Imoleayo Samuel Aina; exact criminal charges: cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud; city and state: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; exact date: May 10, 2026; sentence: 72 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and $3,250 in restitution.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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