Mangione was charged and held without bail in the state of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney’s Office has charged Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of Brian Thompson, leader of UnitedHealthcare, an American health insurance company.
On Monday night, prosecutors in Manhattan, New York (northeast), charged Mangione with murder, possession of firearms and other crimes, according to a court filing posted online.
Mangione was charged and held without bond in the state of Pennsylvania after a brief court appearance.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione will be extradited to New York to face charges in connection with Thompson’s death.
The 26-year-old man was found by police in Altoona, 500 kilometers west of New York, as part of the investigation into the murder last Wednesday in New York of the leader of UnitedHealthcare, authorities announced.
According to the New York Times, which was based on sources close to the investigation, the man was reported by a witness at a restaurant in Altoona, having presented a false identification card, similar to the one used by the killer to register at a hotel in New York. York the night before the crime.
When he was arrested, Mangione, who comes from an important real estate family in Maryland (northeast), had in his possession a 3D printed gun that police believe to be the one used to kill Brian Thompson.
Mangione also had a three-page handwritten document in which he suggested he had “ill will toward” American corporations, Kenny said.
Previously, investigators noted that the shooter could be a disgruntled employee or an insurance customer.
The bullets found near Thompson’s body had the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” on them, imitating an expression used by critics of the insurance industry for procedures used to avoid paying compensation to clients.
