GRAND RAPIDS, MI— An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for Nigerian sextortionists.
Dinsimore Robinson, 30, of Huntsville was part of a group that used online payment systems to collect sextortion proceeds and send them to Nigeria.
A federal indictment says sextortionists had young men and boys send them nude photos. Once the suspects received the photos, they demanded the victims send money to U.S.-based money launderers through systems like Apple Pay, Cash App, and Zelle. The launderers would keep about 20 percent of money, convert the rest to bitcoin, and send that to Nigeria.
Robinson’s sentencing is set for April 24.
Another defendant in the group, Johnathan Green, 32, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, is accused of laundering the funds of Jordan DeMay, 17, of Marquette, who took his own life after he was sextorted in 2022.
Two of the three Nigerian nationals charged in the case were extradited to Michigan and eventually pled guilty. Samuel and Samson Ogoshi were both sentenced to 17.5 years in prison.
