A 27-year-old Nigerian national, Imoleayo Aina, has pleaded guilty in the United States for his involvement in a sextortion scheme that authorities say led to the tragic death of a teenager.

The U.S. Department of Justice, in a statement released Thursday by U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, confirmed that Aina now faces a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment. His sentencing has been scheduled for August 11, 2025.

Recall that Aina was arrested in Nigeria alongside his alleged co-conspirator, Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on July 31, 2014, and extradited to the U.S. for trial.

Both were arraigned in a U.S. District Court in August 2024, while a third co-defendant, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, remains in Nigeria awaiting extradition.

According to the DOJ statement, Aina pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including cyberstalking, interstate threats to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and four counts of wire fraud.

These charges are connected to the sexual extortion and subsequent death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Abiodun, his co-defendant, had earlier pleaded guilty in December 2024 to money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud, and is set to be sentenced on June 10, 2025, facing a maximum of 100 years in prison.