South Carolina man sentenced for deadly sextortion case in Michigan
U.S. attorneys say the victim died by suicide as a result of the sextortion.
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U.S. attorneys say the victim died by suicide as a result of the sextortion.
Elijah Heacock's parents had never heard of sextortion before their son died by suicide. Now, they're fighting to protect other families.
The scheme targeted more than 100 people, including Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old student from Marquette, Michigan, who died by suicide in 2022.
A Nigerian-based conspiracy to extort money from a Marquette teen resulted in a guilty plea on money laundering.
Federal officials say the sextortion scheme targeted more than 100 people, including 17-year-old Marquette high school student Jordan DeMay, who died by suicide in March 2022.
Meta says it's rooted out 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that were attempting to target adult U.S. men with the financial scam.
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Glenn Daeward Boyd, of South Carolina, is facing a seven-count indictment accusing him of sextortion that caused the death of a Michigan resident.
A little more than a year after a Marquette teen died by suicide, three Nigerian men have been charged for sexually extorting several young men and teenage boys in Michigan and across the country.
Chief, the first K-9 assigned to the Huron Township Public Safety Department, has died.
Hundreds of people gathered on Monday afternoon outside of the McDonald's in Eastpointe, Michigan, to remember 39-year-old Jennifer Harris, who was stabbed to death by a coworker last week.
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Hundreds of people gathered on Monday afternoon outside of the McDonald's in Eastpointe, Michigan, to remember 39-year-old Jennifer Harris, who was stabbed to death by a coworker last week.
Chief, the first K-9 assigned to the Huron Township Public Safety Department, has died.
Police say the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office cited "insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not acting in defense of another."
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Michigan State University's Surplus Store and Recycling Center often sells items many wouldn't find anywhere else; however, last week, the store gave away some multipurpose pens that had hidden knives inside them.
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A 15-gallon tank of gas costs motorists about $48, around $9 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
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