United States Attorney David Metcalf announced today that Imoleayo Samuel Aina, aka “Alice Dave,” 27, of Nigeria plead guilty in United States District Court Judge on Monday to cyberstalking, interstate threat to injure reputation, receiving proceeds of extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and four counts of wire fraud, in connection with the sexual extortion and death of Jack Sullivan, a Glenside resident and a 2021 graduate of Abington Senior High School.
Aina and co-defendant Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, 25, were 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. They and another Nigerian co-defendant, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 25, were then charged by indictment in August 2024.
Officials said Aina is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11 and faces a statutory maximum of lifetime imprisonment. Abiodun pleaded guilty in December to money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10 and faces a statutory maximum of 100 years’ imprisonment.
Adewale has also been charged with money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. He remains in Nigeria, pending extradition to the U.S.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Abington Township Police Department. Jim Sullivan, Jack’s father, worked with law enforcement to identify Aina and Abiodun.
An investigation began after Sullivan, then a 20-year-old Kutztown University sophomore, received a flirtatious Instagram message from Aina, aka “Alice Dave”, in January 2023. The two exchanged messages, and later intimate photos on Snapchat. Later that night, Aina’s texts became threats if Sullivan didn’t send money.
Sullivan sent roughly $2,800 but Aina refused to delete the photos. Less than 24 hours after the first message, he walked onto train tracks leading to the Jenkintown SEPTA station. Three minutes later a passing train struck and killed him.
“Aina and Abiodun were extradited to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania with assistance of the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the FBI,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. “The support and assistance of Nigerian security authorities was 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.”
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