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A 27-year-old Nigerian man, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his role in a sextortion scheme linked to the death of a young man in Pennsylvania.
United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky handed down the sentence on Friday, July 24.
Adewale received 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud.
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, David Metcalf, announced the sentencing.
Adewale was arrested in Nigeria on August 17, 2023, as part of an FBI operation targeting sexual extortionists who targeted victims in the U.S.
He was extradited to the United States on February 13, 2026, with assistance from the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and 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.
He pleaded guilty in April 2026.
Two co-defendants were also extradited from Nigeria in August 2024.
Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 26, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud and was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2025.
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Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 27, also known as “Alice Dave,” pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and wire fraud, and was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2025.
“All three defendants have finally been brought to justice,” Metcalf said.
“I hope that their arrests, extradition, and prosecution make clear that the DOJ will go after those terrorizing our young people — no matter where the scammers and sextortionists may be.”
According to prosecutors and the FBI, the case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia’s Fort Washington Resident Agency and the Abington Township Police Department.
Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Philadelphia, said the sentencing “illustrates criminals cannot evade justice, even outside of our borders” and reflects the bureau’s commitment to pursuing those who exploit people online.
Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy said the case showed the need for federal partnership in investigations that cross borders.
“This could have been anyone’s child, and while this prosecution may provide some measure of relief, the pain and suffering for this family will never go away,” he said.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Brown.
