The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: Dr. Corey Leidenfrost
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TRANSCRIPT: Judge Revokes GPS Monitor, Sends Luke Wenke Back to Jail
This federal court transcript documents a December 14, 2023 status conference in USA v. Luke Wenke, where U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ordered Wenke back into custody only days after he had been released under GPS monitoring. During the lengthy hearing, the court…
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TRANSCRIPT: Parties Discuss the $5,000 Cost of Luke Wenke’s Mental Evaluation
This federal court transcript documents a January 2, 2025 status conference in USA v. Luke Wenke, where the parties discussed efforts to arrange a psychological evaluation before Wenke could be sentenced. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo told Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. that prosecutors and…
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TRANSCRIPT: Parties Discuss The “Concerning” Findings of Luke Wenke’s Mental Evaluation
The following federal court transcript documents an April 16, 2024 status conference in USA v. Luke Wenke, where the parties discussed the results of a court-ordered forensic psychological evaluation conducted by Dr. Corey Leidenfrost. The evaluation itself was filed under seal, but the courtroom discussion…
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Transcript: Judge Orders Luke Wenke to Undergo a Competency Evaluation
This federal court transcript documents the July 30, 2024 status conference in **USA v. Luke Wenke**, during which U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. granted the defense’s request for a competency evaluation. Wenke’s attorneys told the court that, based on their investigation, observations, and…
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TRANSCRIPT: Prosecutors Discuss Luke Wenke’s Alleged Delusions in Court
The following transcript documents a November 19, 2024 hearing in USA v. Luke Wenke concerning Luke Wenke’s competency and mental-health evaluations. During the proceeding, the court found Wenke competent to continue with his criminal case but ordered an additional evaluation to determine whether he was…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Blames Jail Drugs for Sudden “Amnesia,” Accuses Anonymous of Hacking His Phone
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio. In it, he claims that exposure to secondhand K2 smoke inside the facility is causing him to lose…
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Letter: Luke Wenke Wants to Give the Olean Police a Flying Car
Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in March of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. In it, he discusses an unusual plan involving another detainee, a Chinese-language Bible, and the acquisition of a…
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Luke Wenke to Judge: “Help Me Marry My Romantic Obsession!”
Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. during the fall of 2023 while detained at the Cattaraugus County Jail in Little Valley, New York on multiple federal probation violation charges. In it, he complains about Judge Sinatra telling him that…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Demands End to Federal Probation
Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Honorable John L. Sintara, Jr. in July of 2025 while incarcerated at FMC Devens, a federal medical prison in Massachusetts where he was ordered to undergo involuntary treatment after being deemed competent but mentally ill. In it, he…
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Luke Wenke’s Graphic Email After Police No-Contact Warning
In early December 2025, the owner of this website (myself) contacted New York State Police about some posts Luke Wenke. The content, which appeared on X/Twitter, stated that Wenke intended to visit my family’s property and leave stray cats at the residence. Wenke stated these…
