BOISE — A 34-year-old Nigerian man made his initial appearance Wednesday after being extradited to the United States for alleged sextortion and romance scams.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Olamide Shanu, 34, of Lagos, Nigeria, was recently extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom, and faces prosecution for his role in “several cyber-enabled schemes including “sextortion” and romance scams.”

Shanu is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit interstate communications with intent to extort and cyberstalking, conspiracy to commit extortion, money laundering conspiracy, extortion, interstate communications with intent to commit extortion, and cyberstalking.

Authorities in London arrested Shanu in the Uni

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