The Luke Wenke Files

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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Explains the Dynamics of the 100% FICTITIOUS Conspiracy Against Him

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    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in April 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter April 9th, 2024 (7+ months before this website existed) Case #1:22-cr-00035, Doc.…


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  • Prosecutors Seek Prison for Luke Wenke After Release Violation

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    During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by contacting his cyberstalking victim’s business partner. More specifically, the judge determined that Wenke was responsible for a “vitriolic” email that had been sent to the…


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  • Luke Wenke Supervised Release Violation #1 | Court Briefs

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    In May of 2023 — just six weeks after his release from federal prison — Luke Wenke was arrested on a federal violation of supervised release (VOSR) charge for allegedly indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim. More specifically, federal prosecutors accused Wenke of sending a vitriolic…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke: 2023 Probation Violation Hearing Transcripts

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    The two transcripts below contain word-for-word accounts of what was said during court hearings that took place on June 21st, 2023 and June 23rd, 2023. Luke Wenke was accused of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim via…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Denies Cyberstalking AFTER Guilty Plea, Claims Phone Was Hacked

    Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike angrily speaking at an Olean City Council meeting and declaring himself the “real victim.”

    Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York in April 2025. In it, he disputes the conduct underlying his original federal cyberstalking case despite having…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Wants To Turn His Solitary Confinement Experience Into A Musical

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    USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter July 23rd, 2024 Case #1:22-cr-00035, Doc. #139 Katie Mentions: 25+ To read a “transcribed” version of the letter, scroll past the PDF viewer. 🙂 Luke Wenke #139 – Page 1: “Before Jan. 28, 2022… “Luke Wenke does not know…


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  • Luke Wenke LETTER: “My Entire Case Is A Lie”

    Luke Wenke wrote the following letter to the federal Pro Se Assistance Program in Buffalo, New York in August of 2024 while detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio. Wenke was housed at NEOCC while en route to the Metropolitan Correctional…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Trash Talks People He Calls Friends

    Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike at a computer with a speech bubble declaring, “I am the real victim.”

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in September 2024 while detained at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center in Illinois. In it, he discusses numerous people in his life, including individuals he has publicly portrayed as friends or allies,…


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  • TRANSCRIPTS | Luke Wenke’s 2023 Probation Violation Sentencing

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    In 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim, “Victim 1,” via an email to the victim’s business associate. The PDF viewer below contains two transcripts (Docs. #84 & #85) featuring word-for-word…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke | Plea Hearing Transcript

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    The following court transcript provides a word-for-word account of Luke Wenke’s April 18, 2022 guilty plea to a federal cyberstalking charge before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. During the hearing, Judge Sinatra questioned Wenke extensively to ensure that he understood the charge, his…


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