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A Nigerian man, Imoleayo Samuel Aina, also known as “Alice Dave,” aged 27, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Joel H. Slomsky to charges of cyberstalking, interstate threats to harm reputation, receiving proceeds from extortion, money laundering conspiracy, and four counts of wire fraud. These charges are related to the sexual extortion and subsequent death of 20-year-old Jack Sullivan, who died by suicide in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Attorney David Metcalf made the announcement in a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
Aina, along with his co-defendant Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, aged 25, was arrested on a complaint and warrant in Nigeria. They were taken into custody by the FBI on July 31, 2024, and extradited to the United States to face charges. In August 2024, Aina, Abiodun, and another Nigerian co-defendant, Afeez Olatunji Adewale, aged 25, were formally charged by indictment.
Aina is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11, with a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Abiodun, who pleaded guilty in December to money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud, is set to be sentenced on June 10. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 100 years in prison.
Adewale, who has also been charged with money laundering conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud, remains in Nigeria, awaiting extradition to the U.S.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Abington Township Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Brown.
Aina and Abiodun’s extradition to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania was facilitated by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, the FBI Legal Attaché in Abuja, and the FBI. The collaboration and assistance of Nigerian security authorities were crucial to the effort, including support from Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation, the Ministry of Justice’s International Criminal Justice Cooperation Department, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Jack Sullivan, a 2021 graduate of Abington Senior High School and a sophomore at Kutztown University, received a flirtatious Instagram message from someone using the alias “Alice Dave” in January 2023. The two exchanged messages, followed by intimate photos on Snapchat.
Later that evening, Alice’s messages turned threatening. The person demanded money, warning Sullivan that if he didn’t comply, the photos would be shared with his family, friends, and campus community. “All you have to do is cooperate with me, and I will not expose you. If you block me, I will ruin your life,” the message read, according to law enforcement records. “Don’t try to act smart. I know where you live.”
Sullivan sent approximately $2,800, but Alice refused to delete the photos.
Less than 24 hours after receiving the threats, Sullivan walked onto the train tracks near the Jenkintown SEPTA station. A train struck and killed him three minutes later.
Initially ruled a suicide, the coroner’s office in Montgomery County later changed the cause of death to homicide following an investigation.
In December 2023, Sullivan’s parents filed a civil lawsuit against the social media companies that own Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, alleging that they failed to remove predatory accounts.
