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LETTER: Luke Wenke Is Mad That I Know He’s in Protective Custody

Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike yelling “How does she know?!?” from behind jail bars while confronting a corrections officer.

Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In it, he repeatedly focuses on me, falsely accuses me of criminal activity, and asks the judge to take steps to have me arrested.

Among his allegations, Wenke claims that I took his vehicle, drove it to Pennsylvania, accumulated traffic and E-ZPass violations, and arranged for the vehicle to be turned over to a recovery company. He repeatedly calls for me to face grand theft auto charges and even suggests that my arrest should take priority over having me testify against him.

Wenke also questions how I knew that he had previously been placed in protective custody at the Orleans County Jail, speculating about how I obtained that information. There was no mystery or inside source involved: Wenke himself had discussed his protective custody in earlier letters to the court, making the information available through public court records.

The letter also touches on Wenke’s requested absentee ballot, his probation officer, various political figures, and his ideas about wrongful-incarceration compensation. Overall, much of the letter centers on Wenke’s accusations against me and his demands that authorities pursue criminal charges against me.

USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter
November 18th, 2024

(before this website existed)

Case #1:22-cr-00035, Doc. #165

Katie Mentions: 10

To read a “transcribed” version of the letter, scroll past the PDF viewer. 🙂

You can also LISTEN to this letter:

Luke Wenke #165 | Page 1:

“Is the stenographer of this court doing a good job copying and pasting my handwriting to this court updating this court about my whereabouts? I’m in Grady County OK again.

“Who gave Katie [last name] a key to my car in 2022 when this case started? Was it Ron the Investigator who probably ‘investigates’ on behalf of both the Buffalo Federal Public Defender’s Office and the U.S. District Attorney’s Office? I’m happy that he drove my wallet to my mother’s house at [address] in Little Valley. But was it him who gave a key to my car to Katie early 2022? While I was at Niagara County Jail she took my car down to Pennsylvania and racked up a bunch of traffic tickets and EZ Pass Lane tickets in my name. Then she took my car over to Professional Recovery and somehow told my Wells Fargo creditor to go pick up my 2019 Ford Fusion hybrid. My mother absolutely spoke to law enforcement about this but Wells Fargo wouldn’t let my mother know about my information. So how was Katie able to do this? It’s not too late for me to put her in jail over grand theft auto charges, which I gladly will for all that she did this year to work against me. You all remember that recorded phone call at Orleans County Jail where she was heard speaking with an inmate knowing I was in that room. Can’t blame Orleans County Jail for losing that phone call forever.

Illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike angrily shouting “How does she know?!” while speaking to a corrections officer inside a jail cell.

“What is [probation officer] going to do? Is he going to continue speaking against me in court as he did as recently as July 30th? He’s been face to face with me in my own house on top of finding me at work for Skyy Homes Medical Transportation. The least he could do is get on top of the recent police report concerning a break in in my house my grandmother [name] made. He could even get on top of ‘investigating’ alongside Ron the paperwork concerning my 2019 Ford Fusion hybrid Katie put into the possession of Professional Recovery and somehow got my Wells Fargo representatives to cooperate. Clue #1, it was my father Kevin [last name] of [redacted] in Buffalo [redacted] who you all know who went to get the license plates in 2022. I think grand theft auto charges are perfect for Katie the lifelong sugar bitch who goes by her exhusband of 12 years ago’s last name. Richard Greer’s former public defender Erin Adams…”

Luke Wenke #165 | Page 2:

“…represent Katie so there are no continued conflicts of interest. Feel free to get busy producing needed to get Katie arrested so I can sign it in person next time I’m in court. I talked about this on the phone with my mother at the Chicago Metropolitan Correction Center. Katie somehow had a copy of my FBI Discovery before my own relatives did. Hopefully she isn’t editing my Chicago paperwork Officers Nelson and Watkins produced. So prepare to get her arrested for grand theft auto please and thank you because fuck having her testify against me in this court. I will do my part and call Erie County Sheriff’s Office best I can from where I’m at.

“What happened to my ballot I had been requesting as early as Sept. 2024? Are we going to blame the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections so we can sue them so hard they lose their money and then NY state has to make state district boards of elections a thing? Are we blaming an apathetic Re-Entry Affairs Dept. of the Chicago Metropolitan Correction Center for losing it? Officers Nelson and Watkins knew I got a hold of Re-Entry Affairs over the matter. I’m happy Donald Trump’s friends Carl Paladino and Assemblyman David DiPietro have known me since 2019 so we can all look into this together. Katie’s ex-boyfriend/my first cousin twice removed [name] knows Carl too and so does Kevin Bartholomew who wrote a letter to this court in 2022 on my behalf. We need to find out if the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections has me listed as ‘voted’ or not.

“I heard on the radio in Chicago about people who did 20 years in prison for murder they’re claiming they didn’t do getting out as innocent and getting wrongful incarceration checks of up to $1 million. Where does that money come from? I think it should come from Iran. Maybe even the Ukraine. Or maybe even Taiwan.

“I remember Officers Nelson and Watkins asking me ‘what do you want the judge to do’. I think John L. Sinatra Jr. should say waive all further motions, time served no more supervised release, and put Katie in jail for grand theft auto as I requested earlier. We have more important things to do, like making sure the Trump 47 administration nominates Carl Paladino for U.S. Ambassador to Brazil where the minimum wage is much lower than China’s -Luke Wenke”

November 2024 court letter by Luke Wenke accusing Katie of grand theft auto, accessing a jail call, and taking his Ford Fusion.
November 2024 court letter by Luke Wenke repeatedly demanding Katie’s arrest for alleged grand theft auto and discussing his absentee ballot.
letter from luke wenke to judge john sinatra jr. november 2024