
Luke Wenke was accused (and later convicted) of sending the following self-pitying diatribe to his cyberstalking victim’s business partner just weeks after his release from federal prison in 2023. Prosecutors argued that this constituted indirect contact, thereby violating a court-imposed condition of supervised release banning Wenke from contacting his victim in any form. In addition…

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 an encrypted email that was sent to the victim’s business…

Luke Wenke sent the following 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 March 2025. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter March 13th, 2025 Case #23-6964, Doc. #16 Katie Mentions: 1 To read a “transcribed” version of the letter,…

The document below is a copy of the district court’s order of commitment that Luke Wenke was challenging in this appeal case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Order of Commitment April 23rd, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #194 | APPEAL CASE #25-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke Wenke, appeals, competency, Court Documents: orders Tags: Buffalo, NY; Dr.…

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,…

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…