Luigi Mangione charged with homicide in killing of UnitedHealth govt By Reuters

By Luc Cohen

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Luigi Mangione, the person accused of fatally capturing UnitedHealth (NYSE:) govt Brian Thompson on a Manhattan road this month, was charged with homicide on Tuesday, prosecutors mentioned from New York.

Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, together with first-degree homicide and homicide as a terrorism crime.

The indictment charged Mangione with murdering Thompson with the intent to “affect the coverage of a governmental unit via intimidation or coercion.”

“This was a chilling, well-planned and focused homicide, supposed to trigger shock, consideration and intimidation,” Bragg instructed reporters.

Mangione’s New York legal professional, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, declined to remark.

The Ivy League-educated Mangione was charged with homicide Dec. 9 for Thompson’s killing exterior a Manhattan resort earlier than a company convention, following a five-day manhunt.

Mangione is at present in custody on gun fees in Pennsylvania, the place he was arrested final week. Bragg mentioned he has indications that Mangione could waive his proper to contest his extradition to New York. A listening to on Mangione’s extradition is scheduled for Thursday in Pennsylvania.

Mangione suffered from persistent again ache that affected his day by day life, in response to his associates and social media posts, though it’s unclear whether or not his private well being performed a job within the capturing.

UnitedHealth Group mentioned final week that Mangione was not a consumer of the well being insurer.

The phrases “deny,” “defend” and “depose” have been carved into shell casings discovered on the scene of Thompson’s homicide, a number of media retailers reported, citing the title of a guide vital of the insurance coverage business printed in 2010 titled ” Delay, Deny, Defend: Why insurance coverage corporations do not pay claims and what you are able to do about it. »

Mangione was celebrated in some circles and greater than a thousand donations poured into an internet fundraiser for his authorized protection.

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned any try and rationalize Mangione’s alleged actions was “vile.”

“There is no such thing as a heroism in what Mangione did,” Tisch instructed reporters. “We don’t have fun murders and we don’t admire the killing of anybody.”