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Two Men Plead Guilty to Monkey-Torture Video, FCC Fraud

6/5/2026

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The Justice Department described the online group as dedicated to creating and distributing videos of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
Hugh Campbell and Krandon Wenger each pleaded guilty in federal court, in Cincinnati and Lancaster County, for animal-crush video conspiracy and wire-fraud scheme.
Authorities said Campbell used encrypted chat applications to funnel money to Indonesian participants who filmed monkey torture.
Campbell will be sentenced at a later date.
Wenger instructed employees to change subscriber addresses to tribal lands, causing the Federal Communications Commission to overpay his company $741,000.
Wenger is slated for sentencing in September.

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The Justice Department described the online group as dedicated to creating and distributing videos of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.
Hugh Campbell and Krandon Wenger each pleaded guilty in federal court, in Cincinnati and Lancaster County, for animal-crush video conspiracy and wire-fraud scheme.
Authorities said Campbell used encrypted chat applications to funnel money to Indonesian participants who filmed monkey torture.
Campbell will be sentenced at a later date.
Wenger instructed employees to change subscriber addresses to tribal lands, causing the Federal Communications Commission to overpay his company $741,000.
Wenger is slated for sentencing in September.