The Luke Wenke Files
Since 12/2024 – LONG after the stalking began!
Category: post-hearing briefs
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Federal Prosecutors Accuse Luke Wenke of Indirectly Contacting Cyberstalking Victim; Defense Argues to the Contrary
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 email to the victim’s business partner, allegedly with the awareness…
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MEMORANDUM: The Government Urges the Court to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
The following document is a post-hearing brief that the U.S. Government, aka federal prosecutors, submitted following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Luke Wenke suffers from a mental illness warranting involuntary inpatient treatment. In it, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo and Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz Wright argue that Luke Wenke suffers from persecutory,…
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MEMORANDUM: The Defense Urges the Court NOT to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert witness, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost, of basing his opinion…