The Luke Wenke Files
…where internet yelling meets the public record
Category: memorandums
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MEMORANDUM: Prosecution Urges Judge to Send Luke Wenke Back to Prison for Violating Probation
During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by contacting his cyberstalking victim’s business partner. More specifically, the judge determined that Wenke was responsible for a “vitriolic” email that had been sent to the…
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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…
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Luke Wenke Tried Forcing His Victims To Needlessly Testify At a Probation Violation Hearing
In several of his letters to the court throughout 2023, Luke Wenke mentioned the prospect of me, his cyberstalking victim, and Brett — the father of his romantic obsession, Ryan — testifying against him at an upcoming probation violation hearing. This confused me, because the…
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USA v. Luke Wenke | Sentencing Memorandum
In the following memorandum, which is followed by a character reference letter written by Luke Wenke’s mother, public defender Alexander Anzalone urges the federal court in Buffalo, New York to sentence Luke Wenke to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release,…
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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.…
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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…