Tag: Siaka Ouattara

Delaware Woman Arrested in Global Sextortion and Money Laundering Operation

Cybercrime Ben - April 14, 2024

In a crackdown on cybercrime, Hadja Kone, a 28-year-old woman from Delaware has been arrested over her involvement in an extensive international sextortion and money laundering ring. The unsealed indictment reveals that Kone, alongside Siaka Ouattara, 22, from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and several other conspirators, orchestrated a scheme that victimized thousands across the U.S., Canada, and the UK from May 2020 to December 2022.

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