Suspect charged with homicide in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing hires distinguished New York lawyer
Luigi Mangione retained distinguished lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo to characterize him on New York prices within the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The agency, Agnifilo Intrater LLC, confirmed Friedman Agnifilo will characterize him however declined to remark additional.
“She won’t be making any statements at the moment,” the agency stated in an announcement.
Friedman Agnifilo was the chief assistant district lawyer within the Manhattan District Legal professional’s Workplace beneath Cyrus Vance Jr. for seven years. She additionally served 4 years because the chief of the workplace’s trial division.
The dayslong manhunt for the shooter ended Monday when Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the place he was discovered consuming at a McDonald’s restaurant and carrying a backpack containing what authorities stated was proof linking him to Thompson’s capturing.
Mangione, who comes from a distinguished Baltimore household, was charged in New York with one rely of homicide, three counts of felony possession of a weapon and one rely of possession of a solid instrument.
He was additionally arraigned in Pennsylvania on two felony prices of forgery and carrying a firearm with no license, in addition to three misdemeanor prices of tampering with information or identification, possessing devices of crime and offering false identification to regulation enforcement.
Mangione stays jailed in his personal cell on the Huntingdon State Correctional Establishment and is combating extradition to New York. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Division of Corrections stated he doesn’t at present have entry to a tv, is just not interacting with different inmates, and eats in his cell.
Following the arrest, on-line fundraisers surfaced in assist of Mangione. Not less than three fundraisers appeared on GoFundMe however have since been eliminated. GoFundMe stated it was refunding donors who contributed to the campaigns and stated its Phrases of Service prohibits fundraisers for the authorized protection of violent crimes.
One other crowdfunding platform, GiveSendGo, has not eliminated a fundraiser for Mangione’s authorized protection. The fundraiser, which raised over $94,000 as of Saturday morning, stated it was “not right here to have fun violence, however we do consider within the constitutional proper of truthful authorized illustration.” The fundraiser’s aim is $200,000.
It’s not clear if any of the donations will assist pay Mangione’s authorized charges. His household couldn’t be reached for touch upon Saturday.
Pennsylvania lawyer Thomas Dickey has stated that he had not seen proof linking his shopper to the killing and Mangione would plead not responsible to the fees in each states.
Dickey and Friedman Agnifilo couldn’t instantly be reached for touch upon Saturday.
