The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: MCC Chicago
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Tells Judge About His Bizarre BDSM Break-In Fantasy, Claims Distant El Chapo Connection
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 Appeal: Appellant’s Brief in Federal Case #25-1165
In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the federal district court’s decision ordering his involuntary commitment to a mental health facility. Filed in Appeal No. 25-1165, the brief argues that the evidence presented to the district court was insufficient to justify Wenke’s hospitalization, even if…
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Luke Wenke’s Public Defender Requests a Mental Evaluation, Citing Competency Concerns
In July 2024, Luke Wenke’s public defender asked the federal court to order a competency evaluation, raising concerns about whether Wenke was capable of understanding the proceedings against him and assisting in his defense. The defense requested an examination under 18 U.S.C. § 4241, the…
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Motion to Stay: Public Defender Insists Luke Wenke is NOT Delusional
Luke Wenke’s public defender challenged findings that Wenke suffered from delusions as part of the defense’s effort to oppose his involuntary commitment for mental health treatment. The dispute followed evaluations by forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost, who concluded that Wenke exhibited persistent grandiose, persecutory, and…
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Memorandum: Prosecutors Urge Court to Involuntarily Commit Luke Wenke to Psychiatric Treatment
In the following memorandum, federal prosecutors urge the court to order Luke Wenke into involuntary inpatient mental health treatment following an evidentiary hearing examining his psychiatric condition. Authored by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, the document argues that Wenke’s mental condition goes beyond the personality disorder…
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Luke Wenke Involuntary Commitment Hearing Transcripts
The following transcripts provide word-for-word accounts of two federal evidentiary hearings held on February 18 and April 10, 2025 to determine whether Luke Wenke required involuntary mental health treatment. During the first hearing, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost testified about two evaluations he conducted of…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Denies Cyberstalking AFTER Guilty Plea, Claims Phone Was Hacked
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 Trash Talks People He Calls Friends
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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LETTER: Luke Wenke Details His Planned Takeover of the Libertarian Party
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the judge overseeing his first cyberstalking case in October 2024 while detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago for a court-ordered competency evaluation. In it, he outlines an unusual plan involving the Libertarian Party, a threatened lawsuit,…
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Luke Wenke Tells Judge “What’s Going to Happen” w/ His Case
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in October of 2024 while detained at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago, Illinois for a court-ordered mental evaluation. USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter October 25th, 2024 (1+ months…
