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Luigi Mangione's team asks court to remove 'shackles,' bulletproof vest on UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione have filed a motion urging a New York judge to allow the suspect in the 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to appear in court without handcuffs or a bulletproof vest, arguing that the visible restraints are unnecessary. The Tuesday motion comes ahead of Mangione's scheduled court appearance on June 26. The request, submitted to Justice Gregory Carro of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, calls for Mangione to be allowed to sit at the defense table with unshackled hands and in standard courtroom attire. His legal team argues that the security measures, particularly the use of shackles and a bulletproof vest, serve no legitimate safety function and instead reinforce a damaging public narrative that depicts Mangione as dangerous. They argue that the visual impact of such restraints, frequently captured by the media, undermines his presumption of innocence. Luigi Mangione Argues Double Jeopardy In Bid To Drop Murder Case, Suppress Evidence Pointing to one photograph of Mangione's shackled ankles while seated in court that garnered more than 36 million views on X, his defense argued that it is impeding the accused killer of his right to a fair trial. Read On The Fox News App The motion also says that Mangione has not caused any trouble since his arrest in December 2024. He didn't resist arrest, cooperated with law enforcement, and hasn't been a problem in jail. He's being held in a regular part of the federal jail in Brooklyn, meets with his lawyers almost daily without shackles, and has been assigned work inside the prison. READ THE MOTION – APP USERS, Click Here Accused Ceo Assassin Luigi Mangione Indicted On Federal Charges The defense said that in federal court, where Mangione faces the possibility of the death penalty, he was only made to wear leg shackles and did not wear a bulletproof vest or handcuffs. They also say that making Mangione wear a bulletproof vest doesn't make sense because everyone is required to go through a metal detector. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Mangione, a Maryland man, is the suspect in the assassination of Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024 in New York City. Thompson was shot from behind outside a New York City Hilton hotel just hours before a shareholder conference. At the crime scene, police discovered bullet casings with handwritten words: "depose," "deny," and "defend," which drew comparisons to the book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It." The now 27-year-old was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, while eating breakfast after a McDonald's customer and employee recognized him from a wanted poster. A federal grand jury indicted Mangione on four counts: murder through the use of a firearm, a firearms offense and two counts of stalking. If he is found guilty, he could be eligible for the death penalty. In addition to the federal indictment, Mangione has been charged in Pennsylvania and New York. In Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, Mangione has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license, forgery, providing false identification to law enforcement, and possession of instruments of crime. These charges remain pending. In New York State, Mangione faces 11 charges, the most serious being first-degree murder as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors allege the murder was committed to intimidate or coerce a group and to influence government policy. Other charges include multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon related to a ghost gun and silencer, as well as criminal possession of a forged instrument for using a fake New Jersey driver's license to check into a hostel near the crime scene. His next state court appearance is set for June 26, while his federal court hearing is scheduled for Dec. article source: Luigi Mangione's team asks court to remove 'shackles,' bulletproof vest on UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect
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01-04-2025
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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
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28-03-2025
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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
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27-03-2025
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Proposed ballot measure in blue state raises eyebrows over who it's named after: 'Road side lunatics'
A proposed ballot initiative in California is named after alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione. The Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act submitted to the California Attorney General's Office would make it illegal for an insurance company to "delay, deny or modify any medical procedure or medication" that is suggested by a licensed physician in the Golden State where there could be serious consequences such as "disability, death, amputation, permanent disfigurement, loss or reduction of any bodily function," the document states. It was filed by Paul Eisner, a longtime Los Angeles-based attorney. The terms "delay" and "deny" were made popular by the healthcare book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About." The words "delay, deny, and depose" were reportedly inscribed on the casings of the bullets that killed Brian Thompson on Dec. 4. Luigi Mangione Wants Laptop In Jail Cell To 'Properly Help Prepare His Defense,' Lawyers Say "What" Rob Pyers, research director for California Target Book, posted on X. "A proposed ballot initiative has been filed in California entitled "The Luigi Mangioni (sic) Access to Health Care Act." Actually," Los Angeles-based conservative activist Elizabeth Barcohana said. Read On The Fox News App "THE LUIGI MANGIONI (sic) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT" Seriously???? A ballot initiative about health care submitted today to the California Attorney General is named after the accused killer. Crazy," author Gerald Posner wrote. "I'm starting to suspect the Democrats in charge of California might actually just be simple road side (sic) lunatics after all," Ruthless Podcast Executive Producer Leigh Wolf said on X. Suspect Nabbed In Alleged Plot To Kill Bessent, Hegseth And Johnson, 'Inspired By Luigi Mangione': Prosecutors Mangione reportedly faced "chronic back pain," according to Honolulu Civil Beat, and issues after a spinal procedure. "Pain in general affects our mental well-being, how we go on in our day-to-day life and function. If you're reminded of an injury in your body, and you live in pain, it can be something that really rattles you," board-certified neurosurgeon Dr. Besty Grunch told Fox News Digital in December. Luigi Mangione Winks At Supporters With Green Sweater Under Bulletproof Vest "In this alleged circumstance, you have a 26-year-old, fit guy that has an injury and needs care," she added. "And he may reflect his pain on someone else or blame it on someone else. And [that] can escalate to a point of suicidal or even homicidal thoughts." Mangione is currently charged with murder by both New York and the federal government, and he has pleaded not article source: Proposed ballot measure in blue state raises eyebrows over who it's named after: 'Road side lunatics'
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27-03-2025
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New proposed ballot measure in blue state raises eyebrows over who it's named after: 'Road side lunatics'
A proposed ballot initiative in California is named after alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione. The Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act submitted to the California Attorney General's Office would make it illegal for an insurance company to "delay, deny or modify any medical procedure or medication" that is suggested by a licensed physician in the Golden State where there could be serious consequences such as "disability, death, amputation, permanent disfigurement, loss or reduction of any bodily function," the document states. It was filed by Paul Eisner, a longtime Los Angeles-based attorney. The terms "delay" and "deny" were made popular by the healthcare book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About." The words "delay, deny, and depose" were reportedly inscribed on the casings of the bullets that killed Brian Thompson on Dec. 4. "What" Rob Pyers, research director for California Target Book, posted on X. "A proposed ballot initiative has been filed in California entitled "The Luigi Mangioni (sic) Access to Health Care Act." Actually," Los Angeles-based conservative activist Elizabeth Barcohana said. "THE LUIGI MANGIONI (sic) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT" Seriously???? A ballot initiative about health care submitted today to the California Attorney General is named after the accused killer. Crazy," author Gerald Posner wrote. "I'm starting to suspect the Democrats in charge of California might actually just be simple road side (sic) lunatics after all," Ruthless Podcast Executive Producer Leigh Wolf said on X. Mangione reportedly faced "chronic back pain," according to Honolulu Civil Beat, and issues after a spinal procedure. "Pain in general affects our mental well-being, how we go on in our day-to-day life and function. If you're reminded of an injury in your body, and you live in pain, it can be something that really rattles you," board-certified neurosurgeon Dr. Besty Grunch told Fox News Digital in December. "In this alleged circumstance, you have a 26-year-old, fit guy that has an injury and needs care," she added. "And he may reflect his pain on someone else or blame it on someone else. And [that] can escalate to a point of suicidal or even homicidal thoughts." Mangione is currently charged with murder by both New York and the federal government, and he has pleaded not guilty.
