PHILADELPHIA – Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” a 27-year-old Nigerian national, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to a series of charges connected to a sexual extortion scheme that led to the death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney David Metcalf of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Aina entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky, admitting guilt to charges including cyberstalking, interstate transmission of a threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and four counts of wire fraud.
The charges stem from an international sextortion scheme that targeted a Pennsylvania youth, ultimately resulting in the victim’s death. Aina and two co-defendants—Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 25, and Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 25—were initially charged in a federal indictment filed in August 2024 following their arrests in Nigeria.
Aina and Abiodun were taken into custody by the FBI on July 31, 2024, and subsequently extradited to the United States with the cooperation of Nigerian authorities. Aina is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11, 2025, and faces a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Abiodun pleaded guilty in December 2024 to money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2025, and faces a maximum sentence of 100 years in prison.
Adewale remains in Nigeria and is awaiting extradition to face money laundering and wire fraud charges.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Abington Township Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Brown.
The successful extraditions were coordinated by the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and with the critical support of Nigerian authorities, including the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
U.S. Attorney Metcalf commended the international cooperation that made the prosecution possible, emphasizing the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for transnational crimes involving digital exploitation and harm to vulnerable individuals.
