A Nigerian-based conspiracy to extort money from a Marquette teen resulted in a guilty plea on money laundering.

The email addresses the recipient by name and provides a specific location, followed by threats of a physical visit if the target fails to comply. This blend of personal details and digital ...

Beth Jackson, a therapist at the National Children's Advocacy Center, said, "Teenagers especially are also interested in ...

Intense topics held the attention of a Santa Maria audience during a forum Wednesday as members heard harrowing tales from sextortion and human ...

Nineteen bills that would, among other things, update Michigan’s hate crime law, criminalize sextortion, and promote school safety, were signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

An Ivory Coast man has been indicted with participating in an alleged sextortion group that caused the suicide of a North ...

Sextortion schemes are on the rise, with children as primary targets. A North Dakota prosecutor is speaking out about the deadly consequences.

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to money laundering tied to a Nigeria-based sextortion scheme that led to a Michigan teen’s ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law bills that would reclassify certain crimes as hate crimes, replacing Michigan’s 1988 ...

One of the five men indicted for money laundering in connection to a deadly sextortion scheme has pleaded guilty.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - An Ivory Coast man is charged with sextortion resulting in the death of a North Dakota teenager.