Two men to be sentenced in sextortion case linked to Michigan teen’s suicide

TwoGeorgiamenaresettobesentencedonMondayfortheirrolesinasextortionschemethatledtothedeathofMarquetteteenJordanDeMay. KendallOrmondLondon,32,ofLithonia,Georgia,andBrianKeithColdmonJr.,30,ofPeachtreeCorners,Georgia,willappearinfederalcourtafterpleadingguiltytomoneylaunderingchargesconnectedtotheNigerian-basedsextortionoperation. ThesentencingmarksanothermilestoneinthecomplexcasethatbeganinMarch2022when17-year-oldDeMaydiedbysuicideafterfallingvictimtoonlineextortionistswhoobtainedexplicitphotosofhim,demandedhundredsofdollars,andthreatenedtosharethephotosonlinewithhisfriendsifhedidnotcomply. Federalprosecutorsrevealedthedefendantswerepartofafive-personU.S.-basedmoneylaunderingnetworkthatprocessednearly$180,000inextortionpaymentsfrommultiplevictims,includingfundsfromDeMay. Theinvestigationuncovered38additionalvictimstargetedbythecriminalenterprise,withthirteenbeingminors. TheschemeinvolvedNigerianmenposingasteenagegirl