The Luke Wenke Files

…where internet yelling meets the public record

Tag: interstate threats

  • Luke Wenke APPEAL | Appellant’s Brief

    Luke Wenke APPEAL | Appellant’s Brief

    In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the district court’s decision to involuntarily commit him to a mental health facility. Authored by Wenke’s public defender at the time, the document argues that there was insufficient evidence to justify hospitalizing Wenke, even if he suffered from…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Blames Kids for Harassing His Victims

    LETTER: Luke Wenke Blames Kids for Harassing His Victims

    In what could perhaps be described as stooping to a new low, Luke Wenke suggests in the following letter that innocent children are to blame for harassing emails received by his victims. Wenke states that while working as a medical transport driver, he allowed clients’…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke | Arrest Warrants

    USA v. Luke Wenke | Arrest Warrants

    The first PDF viewer contains the most recent federal warrant against Luke Wenke, who was arrested on December 17th, 2025 on his second cyberstalking charge. The PDF viewer below it contains warrants pertaining to Luke Wenke’s first federal cyberstalking case and subsequent alleged violations of…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke | Criminal Complaint | 1:22-cr-00035

    USA v. Luke Wenke | Criminal Complaint | 1:22-cr-00035

    In late January of 2022, the FBI arrested Luke Wenke in Olean, New York on suspicion of cyberstalking and making interstate threats. The criminal complaint near the bottom of this page contains specific details about his alleged crimes. Luke Wenke’s “Ryan Obsession” According to the…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Embroiled in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him

    LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Embroiled in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him

    Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. USA v. Luke Wenke Appeal – Letter March 17th, 2025 CASE #23-6964, DOC.…


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  • After his lawyer warned of plans to file an Anders brief, Luke Wenke filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.

    After his lawyer warned of plans to file an Anders brief, Luke Wenke filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.

    During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the conditions of his supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim by emailing the victim’s business partner. He was sentenced to time served and 34 months of continued probation. Shortly thereafter, Wenke’s…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Defends Globally-Linked Child Predator Richard Greer

    LETTER: Luke Wenke Defends Globally-Linked Child Predator Richard Greer

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter (Doc. #165-1) to the Honorable Lawrence J. Vilardo — a federal judge completely uninvolved in Wenke’s case — in the fall of 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. In keeping with his known tendency…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Orders Judge to “Give It Up,” Demands An End to His Case

    LETTER: Luke Wenke Orders Judge to “Give It Up,” Demands An End to His Case

    Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter November 25th, 2024 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #168 Katie Mentions 1 To read…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke – Plea Hearing Transcript

    USA v. Luke Wenke – Plea Hearing Transcript

    On April 18th, 2022, Luke Wenke pleaded guilty to a federal cyberstalking charge. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop an interstate threats charge and to recommend an 18-month prison sentence. During the plea hearing, Wenke repeatedly acknowledged his guilt and said that…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke | Judgment | 08/18/2022

    USA v. Luke Wenke | Judgment | 08/18/2022

    After pleading guilty to cyberstalking in federal court in April 2022, Luke Wenke was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release. The document below details the conditions he was expected to follow upon reentering the free world. In addition…


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