United States of America v. Kendall Ormond London, Brian Keith Coldmon, Jr., Jarell Daivon Williams, Johnathan Demetrius Green

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to launder proceeds for Nigerian sex extortionists

All Charged Money Launderers Tied to Nigerian Sextortion Scheme Plead Guilty

Five defendants charged with conspiring to launder proceeds for Nigerian sex extortionists have pleaded guilty.



-Dinsimore Guyton Robinson, 29, of Huntsville, Alabama, pleaded guilty on January 22, 2025.



-Kendall Ormond London, 32, of Lithonia, Georgia, pleaded guilty on March 26, 2025.



-Brian Keith Coldmon, Jr., 30, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, pleaded guilty on March 28, 2025.



-Jarell Daivon Williams, 31, of McDonough, Georgia pleaded guilty on April 2, 2025.



-Johnathan Demetrius Green, 32, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty on April 2, 2025.



The conspirators used online payment systems to collect sextortion proceeds and send them to a Nigerian individual they referred to as "The Plug.” According to the Indictment, the sextortionists had boys and young men create nude images. After the sextortionists received those images, they allegedly had the victims send funds to the U.S.-based money launderers through online payment systems like Apple Pay, Cash App, and Zelle. The money launderers would keep about 20 percent of the money, convert the rest to bitcoin, and send the bitcoin to The Plug in Nigeria, who kept a portion and then sent the remainder to the sextortionists.



The indictment alleges that conspirators laundered the funds of sextortion victims, including Jordan DeMay. In November 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan charged three Nigerian nationals in a sextortion scheme that resulted in the death of Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old high school student from Marquette, Michigan, and targeted more than 100 other victims. Two of the three defendants in that case were extradited to the United States in August 2023 and pled guilty in April 2024 and were later sentenced.



"These individuals helped and profited from this awful, heartbreaking scheme and so they now will face the consequences,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Birge. The conspiracy offense is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The court will decide the sentences upon consultation with federal sentencing guidelines and the individual circumstances.



"Today's guilty plea by the defendants serves as a strong reminder to anyone involved in sextortion or money laundering schemes," said Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Michigan Division. "I want to express my sincere gratitude to the dedicated members of our FBI Detroit Cyber Task Force, as well as teams from the Grand Rapids Resident Agency, Lansing Resident Agency, Marquette Resident Agency, FBI Birmingham (Huntsville Resident Agency), and FBI Atlanta for their tireless efforts. We also deeply appreciate our partners at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan. The FBI remains committed to protecting the American public and will continue to prioritize dismantling criminal networks that exploit our most vulnerable citizens.”