Las Vegas man pleads guilty to extorting Instagram users, influencers
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man has pleaded guilty to extorting and threatening Instagram users and influencers, according to court documents.
Idriss Qibaa, 28, pleaded guilty on Feb. 21 to charges including extortion, money laundering and stalking, records said.
The FBI arrested Qibaa last summer and said he extorted and threatened customers and Instagram influencers as part of an online business to block and unlock social media accounts. Qibaa ran the website Unlocked4life.com and uses the names 'Dani' and 'Unlocked,' documents said.
Qibaa 'outlined an extortion scheme' during a podcast in 2024 where he also said he made more than $600,000 a month through his website, Unlocked4life.com, and its subscribers, the FBI said after his arrest. During the 'No Jumper' podcast, Qibaa described 'locking victims' and then 'charging the victims to unlock the account,' documents said.
Unlocked4life.com, which state records said was based in Henderson, advertised it could ban or unban social media accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, Telegram and TikTok, investigators said. Qibaa also offered a service to purchase digital tracking and personal information.
Qibaa faces decades in prison, officials said. A judge will sentence him in May.
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