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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
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Luigi Mangione prosecutors directed to seek death penalty in federal CEO murder case
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the case against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Bondi said on Tuesday that Thompson's murder was "a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America." "After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again," she said. Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky will seek the death penalty in the case. Luigi Mangione's Journal Not 'Manifesto' About Healthcare Industry Grievances, Attorney Argues In a statement, Mangione's New York defense attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said that the move to seek the death penalty is "barbaric." Read On The Fox News App "Their decision to execute Luigi is political and goes against the recommendation of the local federal prosecutors, the law, and historical precedent. While claiming to protect against murder, the federal government moves to commit the pre-meditated, state-sponsored murder of Luigi. By doing this, they are defending the broken, immoral, and murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people," Agnifilo said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We are prepared to fight these federal charges, brought by a lawless Justice Department, as well as the New York State charges, and the Pennsylvania charges, and anything else they want to pile on Luigi." Agnifilo asserted that Mangione is "caught in a high-stakes game of tug-of-war between state and federal prosecutors, except the trophy is a young man's life." Mangione, a 2020 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is accused of shooting Thompson to death outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024. He faces numerous state and federal charges, including murder in the first degree "in furtherance of an act of terrorism." He has pleaded not guilty to state charges but has not yet entered a plea for federal charges. Thompson, a 50-year-old husband and father of two from Minnesota, was at the New York City hotel for an investor conference when he was gunned down from behind on the sidewalk. Thompson joined UnitedHealth Group in 2004 and held a variety of leadership roles over the course of his career. He served as the chief financial officer for several of the company's businesses, including its employer and individual, community and state, and Medicare and retirement divisions. Watch 'Deny, Defend, Delay: The Murder Of A Ceo' On Fox Nation Thompson also served as the financial controller for UnitedHealthcare's employer and individual business and as a director in corporate development. Justice Department records show the federal government has executed 16 people since 2001, beginning with the deaths of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and, eight days later, American drug trafficker Juan Raul Garza, who had two men killed and executed a third himself. Notably, 13 of those executions came during President Trump's first term in office. There are currently 40 federal inmates on death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, and the list includes surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as well as Dylann Roof, who massacred nine parishioners in a South Carolina church. Fox News Digital reached out to Mangione's attorneys. Fox News' Michael Ruiz contributed to this article source: Luigi Mangione prosecutors directed to seek death penalty in federal CEO murder case
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Luigi Mangione received 'heart-shaped notes' hidden in socks before last court appearance
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from behind in New York City last year, allegedly received a "heart-shaped" note from a supporter smuggled inside a pair of socks included in a change of clothes his defense team brought to court for his hearing, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. The 26-year-old former Ivy Leaguer showed up shackled, wearing khaki pants, Rockport penny loafers and a green sweater under a bulletproof vest in a wink at supporters, who urged one another to wear green in reference to the character Luigi from Nintendo's "Super Mario" franchise. To spare him from appearing in a jail jumpsuit, Mangione's defense allegedly gave a bag of clothes to Major Mike McKee, a New York State Court officer who was overseeing inmate transport, according to prosecutors. Investigator Sgt. Louis Capolupo conducted a search before giving the items to the defendant. Luigi Mangione Winks At Supporters With Green Sweater Under Bulletproof Vest "Among the items of clothing was a new pair of argyle socks wrapped around cardboard," Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Joel Seidemann wrote in a new court filing. "Secreted in the cardboard were two personal heart-shaped notes, one addressed to an unknown person named 'Joan' and the other to Luigi stating in part, 'know there are thousands of people wishing you luck.'" Read On The Fox News App Watch 'Deny, Defend, Delay: The Murder Of A Ceo' On Fox Nation Capolupo seized the notes but allowed Mangione to wear the socks. However, "he felt that 'they did not look good'" and took them off, according to prosecutors. "Fortunately, the items smuggled were handwritten notes and not contraband capable of harming the transporting officers," Seidemann added. Mangione's team declined to comment but shared a separate filing his defense made Wednesday, in which his attorneys asked for additional discovery materials and also addressed the letters. "This was obviously inadvertent as one of the two heart-shaped notes was not even addressed to Mr. Mangione," defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo wrote to the judge. "The District Attorney's Office ostensibly realized the innocent nature of this event, and that it was not a genuine danger or concern, as they did not bother to alert the Court at the time. If this 'incident' is the basis for the danger the prosecution is referencing, we submit that this does not meet the standard to allow them to deny our reasonable requests." Luigi Mangione Supporters Whine About Suspected Ceo Assassin's Portrayal In 'Corporate Backed Narrative' The back and forth comes as prosecutors are asking the court to deny Mangione's request to have a laptop in his jail cell – which they say is an unnecessary privilege – and additional discovery materials. "We are demanding discovery regarding civilian witnesses, any police identification of Mr. Mangione by San Francisco police officers, discovery surrounding the prosecution's theory of terrorism, and the contents of any electronic devices recovered from Mr. Mangione," Friedman Agnifilo added. In another filing, Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Zachary Kaplan listed a number of pieces of physical evidence police have recovered in addition to the suspected murder weapon. Mangione had nearly $8,000 in cash on him when police arrested him, two Faraday bags, which can be used to block phone signals, multiple hard drives and a laptop, three wallets, an iPhone, "33 miscellaneous pills" and other items. Police recovered another phone near the crime scene and DNA evidence on discarded food packaging. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter In a designer backpack he allegedly ditched in Central Park after the slaying, police found "Monopoly" money and a black Tommy Hilfiger jacket. They also seized two display laptops from a Best Buy store. Mangione faces federal and state charges in connection with Thompson's assassination – which New York prosecutors allege was an act of terrorism, something the defense argues is a false narrative. He is accused of stalking the CEO, a married father of two, and shooting him in the back outside a shareholder conference in early December. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Despite the allegations of cold-blooded murder, Mangione has received vocal support online, including hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to his defense. Early in the investigation, police said that they recovered bullet casings at the scene with handwritten messages on them: "defend," "depose" and "deny" – an apparent reference to a book critical of the health insurance industry's tendency to deny claims. Click Here For More True Crime From Fox News After the slaying, Mangione allegedly skipped town. However, police found him at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after people inside recognized him from a smiling suspect photo in an NYPD wanted poster. Altoona police allegedly captured him with the suspected murder weapon, a fake ID and a manifesto slamming health article source: Luigi Mangione received 'heart-shaped notes' hidden in socks before last court appearance
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
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Luigi Mangione wants laptop in jail cell to 'properly help prepare his defense,' lawyers say
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood last year, has asked for a laptop while he awaits trial in jail. A court filing made public late on Monday showed that Mangione, 26, wants a laptop for legal purposes, according to The Associated Press. His lawyers proposed that one be configured for him so that he can view documents and other material related to his murder case. Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office are "frowning on the laptop request" as they say witnesses have been threatened, according to Mangione's lawyers via The AP, though defense lawyer Karen Frieman Agnifilo said the alleged threats have no connection to the accused killer. Luigi Mangione's Journal Not 'Manifesto' About Healthcare Industry Grievances, Attorney Argues If Mangione is approved to have a laptop, it would be extremely limited with no access to the internet, games, movies or other entertainment, according to the court filing. He would, however, have access to more than 15,000 pages of documents and thousands of hours of video related to his case that prosecutors turned over to his attorneys. Read On The Fox News App If he is not approved, he can view all the same material when he is meeting with his lawyers, who argue that there aren't enough visiting hours in the day for Mangione to do that in a way that would "properly help prepare his defense." Watch 'Deny, Defend, Delay: The Murder Of A Ceo' On Fox Nation Mangione, a 2020 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, is accused of shooting Thompson to death outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. Thompson, a 50-year-old husband and father of two, was at the hotel preparing to attend an investor conference held by UnitedHealthcare when he was gunned down from behind on the sidewalk. Thompson's murder sent shockwaves across the insurance industry and prompted some companies to remove biographies of top leadership members from their websites. The crime also unveiled a strange wave of support for Mangione as many Americans cited frustration with health insurance and the way the industry operates. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: Luigi Mangione wants laptop in jail cell to 'properly help prepare his defense,' lawyers say
