Luigi Mangione Latest News: Luigi Mangione accepts $300k donations from fans for defense fund, thanks supporters: Lawyer
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted the donation from his supporters and will unitize that for his legal defence his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said Monday in a statement. Luigi who became an overnight sensation after he shot Brian Thompson — a crime that he did not plead guilty to — appreciated the outpouring of support of people, the lawyer said. The fund was created by December 4 Legal Committee who made Karen Agnifilo’s statement public.
“Luigi is aware of the fund and very much appreciates the outpouring of support. My client plans on utilizing it to fight all three of the unprecedented cases against him,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s lead defense attorney, said in a Monday statement, according to the December 4 Legal Committee, which created the fund.
The December 4 (D4) Legal Committee describes itself as “a team of 15 volunteers around the United States” that was “created independently by Mangione’s supporters on his behalf.”
“We’re thrilled that Luigi is accepting these funds so that he can mount the strongest defense possible,” spokesperson Sam Beard said in a statement. “The American private health insurance industry has ruined countless lives by denying people access to basic care and burying families in medical debt. It’s no surprise that Luigi’s alleged actions are understood and supported by tens of millions of hard-working Americans.”
They claimed that the fundraiser garnered more than $290,000 from more than 10,000 individual donations. It also made clear that Mangione’s influential family which funded his Ivy League education is not paying his legal expenses.
26-year-old Mangione was lionized by a section of people who are disgruntled over the insurance sector and especially UnitedHealthcare. Mangione was never a customer of the company but his target was a big insurance corporation infamous for refusing claims. Mangione’s looks and his background impressed people who came forward to raise fund for him.
