Because Cote d’Ivoire does not extradite citizens, the four men will face cybercrime charges in their own country, officials said. A fifth man arrested in Los Angeles in December 2022 was convicted of extortion and was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in jail. — Pixabay
SAN FRANCISCO: Three years after a California teenager died by suicide, four men in West Africa have been arrested on suspicion of participating in "international sextortion scheme," according to federal investigators.
The 2022 death of Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school senior, prompted a lengthy international investigation, according to a statement Friday from the US Department of Justice.
