The Luke Wenke Files
…where internet yelling meets the public record
Tag: Franz Wright
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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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TRANSCRIPTS: Luke Wenke’s Involuntary Commitment Hearings
The transcripts below (contained within two separate PDF viewers) feature word-for-word accounts of what was said during an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Luke Wenke needed involuntary mental health treatment. The proceedings took place on February 18th, 2025 and April 10th, 2025 at the Robert…
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DOCUMENT: The U.S. Government Urges the Court to Deny Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…
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BOP Letter Announcing Luke Wenke’s Upcoming Release From Federal Prison
USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter September 18th, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #220 Categories: Luke Wenke, Court Documents: emails Tags: Buffalo, NY; dangerousness; Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz Wright, probation violations, U.S. Bureau of Prisons, violations of supervised release (VOSR)