Luigi Mangione is now expected to face federal chargers in connection with the killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in addition to state charges in New York and Pennsylvania, a Justice Department source confirms.
The NYPD does not disseminate arrest photos unless we are attempting to locate an individual,” the department told VERIFY. Inconsistencies in the image point to AI.
A grinning Luigi Mangione appeared to yuk it up in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as he entered a plea in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione arrived via helicopter in New York City on Thursday after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have charged Mangione with murder, terrorism, and stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. His extradition to NYC was quite the spectacle.
Tisch, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing today of a Complaint charging LUIGI NICHOLAS MANGIONE in connection with the December 4, 2024, murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.
The city's police department earlier this month said crime was down year-over-year, including on the city's transit system.
A grand jury in New York has indicted Luigi Mangione on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as an act of terrorism. Mangione has been in jail since his arrest.
Luigi Mangione will be escorted from Pennsylvania to face murder charges in New York for the death of CEO Brian Thompson.
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson has appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.
The man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in a brazen hit in New York that sparked fierce debate about the industry pleaded not guilty Monday to state charges including “terrorist” murder.
Mangione was wearing a white-collared shirt underneath the sweater in addition to light grey slacks and orange shoes at the courthouse. While fans first thought his sweater was a $1,000 Maison Margiela sweater, it was later determined that Mangione was wearing the “washable Merino crewneck sweater” from Nordstrom.