WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
The Justice Department announced today that two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in two separate cases for the financially-motivated sextortion of minors that resulted in the death of teenagers in both the Northern District of Mississippi and the Middle District of North Carolina.
"The defendants were arrested in Nigeria as part of a wider operation with the FBI to apprehend sexual extortionists targeting minors in the United States," said Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The Department of Justice and this Administration have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting A...