The Luke Wenke Files

Because People Deserve to Know

Category: Carl Paladino Obsession

  • Luke Wenke Criminal Complaint: FBI Details Alleged Threat Against Attorney

    2022 Niagara County mugshot identified as Luke Wenke, showing front and side booking views in an orange jail uniform.

    On January 27, 2022, the federal government filed a criminal complaint against Luke Wenke in the Western District of New York. Authored by by FBI Special Agent Andrew Clark, the complaint accused Wenke of transmitting an interstate communication containing a threat to injure another person,…


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  • Luke Wenke Facebook Screenshot Gallery | September 2023

    Illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike posing for a booking photo.

    The following archive contains screenshots of Facebook posts that Luke Wenke made throughout September 2023, documenting his public statements about politics, government officials, legal disputes, personal grievances, and family conflicts. The posts include Wenke’s commentary about Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Kristi Noem, New York state…


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  • Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | April 2023

    A cartoon/comic-like Luke Wenke lookalike in a red BDSM mask while sitting in a car.

    The following collection documents Luke Wenke’s social media activity throughout the month of April 2023, immediately following his release from federal prison on March 31st, 2023. Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | April 2023 04/30/2023: Facebook, 04/30/2023: 04/29/2023 Facebook, 04/29/2023: Facebook, 04/29/2023: Facebook, 04/29/2023: 04/28/2023 Facebook,…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Tells Judge About His Bizarre BDSM Break-In Fantasy, Claims Distant El Chapo Connection

    Collage of a redheaded woman in an orange inmate uniform with the handwritten phrase “Orange is the new black with that redhead”

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago for a competency evaluation. It contains a series of unusual allegations involving me, his former probation officer, law enforcement, court…


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  • Luke Wenke Accuses His Federal Public Defender of Conspiracy, Demands Her Removal from the Case

    Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike angrily writing a letter in jail while imagining three women conspiring beside a car and mailbox outside.

    The following letter was added to the case file for Luke Wenke’s attempted lawsuit against me on August 31st, 2026. In it, Wenke asks for his federal public defender, Victoria Bahl, to be removed from his ongoing cyberstalking case. Claiming that he’s seeking representation from…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Claims His Case Could Reach Supreme Court

    Satirical illustration of an inmate writing about taking his legal claims to the U.S. Supreme Court

    The following letter, addressed from Luke Wenke to the Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo, was added to the Wenke v. Valentine case file on July 27th, 2026. Judge Vilardo, who is presiding over the case against Tops Supermarket shooter Payton Gendron, is assigned to oversee Wenke’s…


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  • Luke Wenke X/Twitter Threads | December 2025

    Satirical illustration of multiple Luke Wenke lookalikes arguing outside a rundown house, with one angrily shouting from the porch.

    The following screenshots depict Luke Wenke’s X/Twitter threads, which mostly consist of Wenke talking to himself, from December of last year. He made his most recent post on December 17th, shortly before his arrest for his current federal cyberstalking case. Wenke remains in custody at…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Demands Government Funding For His Mommy’s Restaurant

    Illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike pointing at the viewer outside a condemned house while demanding money for Mommy’s restaurant

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to U.S. District Court judge John Sinatra, Jr. in August 2024 while detained on federal remand at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter August 21st, 2024 (3+ months before this website…


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  • Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | 2023 Social Media Posts

    Digital painting of a Luke Wenke lookalike kneeling on the floor, screaming with clenched fists beside a laptop in a cluttered, dimly lit room.

    This gallery contains archived screenshots of Luke Wenke’s social media activity throughout 2023, preserving his public statements, online interactions, and commentary concerning his victims, federal authorities, and ongoing legal disputes. The collection includes posts from X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook addressing topics such as Wenke’s…


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  • Luke Wenke Claims His Ancestor Played the Organ for a Pope

    Illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike reflecting on Catholic faith and confirmation while imagining a priest and church organist

    Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo — a federal judge completely uninvolved in his case — during the summer of 2024 while on federal remand at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he makes a…


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