The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: Cattaraugus County Jail
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Luke Wenke Facebook Screenshot Gallery | September 2023
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 X/Twitter Threads | December 2023
The following screenshots feature Luke Wenke’s X/Twitter post threads from December 9-14, 2023. At the time, Wenke had just been released from the Cattaraugus County Jail on an ankle monitor while awaiting sentencing for a federal probation violation conviction. He was sent back to jail…
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Letter: Luke Wenke Demands Government Funding For His 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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LETTER: Luke Wenke Brags About Abandoning a Single Mom 1,000 Miles From Home
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in May of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he recalls driving a woman he identifies as Elexya from South Carolina to Kansas City,…
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Luke Wenke | Cattaraugus County Sheriff & Jail Records
The following public records, obtained through New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), include Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reports involving Luke Wenke as well as records from his 2023 detention at the Cattaraugus County Jail in Little Valley, New York. One sheriff’s report concerns letters…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Touts Himself as a Feminist, Whines That the Judge Hurt His Feelings
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo, New York in April of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he complains about what he describes as unfair judgments of his…
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EMAIL: Federal Probation Expresses Concerns Over Luke Wenke’s Social Media Posts
The following email documents federal probation officials’ concerns about Luke Wenke’s behavior shortly after he was released from jail on GPS monitoring in December 2023. As a condition of his release, Wenke was directed to report to Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) for a psychological…
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Here’s a List of the 200+ Letters Luke Wenke Sent From Jail Over a 14-Month Period
The following records were obtained through New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). They pertain to Luke Wenke’s outgoing mail from three different detention facilities that he stayed in over a 14-month period starting in June of 2023 for violating federal probation. During that time,…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Involved in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. In it, he describes an elaborate alleged conspiracy involving his victims, the federal…
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After his lawyer warned of plans to file an Anders brief, Luke Wenke filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.
This November 1, 2023 filing documents Luke Wenke’s decision to withdraw Appeal No. 23-6964 following a conversation with his public defender about the future of the case. According to the motion, Wenke’s attorney advised him that if he continued pursuing the appeal, counsel planned to…
