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In late January of 2022, the FBI arrested Luke Wenke in Olean, New York on suspicion of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. The criminal complaint near the bottom of this page contains specific details about his alleged crimes. Luke Wenke’s “Ryan Obsession” According to the…

On April 18th, 2022, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty to a federal cyberstalking charge. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop an interstate threats charge and to recommend an 18-month prison sentence. During the plea hearing, Wenke repeatedly acknowledged his guilt and said that…

In April 2022, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of cyberstalking. In exchange for his guilty plea, the prosecution dismissed a charge of making interstate threats and recommended an 18-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release. USA v.…

On March 15th, 2022, Luke Wenke was formally indicted on federal charges of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. Wenke was accused of stalking, harassing, and threatening a Minnesota-based criminal defense attorney (“Victim 1”), who was representing Wenke’s romantic obsession, Ryan (also called Benjamin), in a…