United Healthcare CEO killed in Midtown NYC; Luigi Mangione in custody of NYPD awaiting trial
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Mother of suspect in CEO's killing told police person of interest could be her son, sources say
The family of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO had reported him missing last month, and his mother told police her son could be the person seen in surveillance photos one day before his arrest, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
Mother of suspect in CEO's killing told police person of interest could be her son, sources say
Jonathan Dienst
Updated Sat, December 14, 2024 at 4:03 AM EST
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The family of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO had reported him missing last month, and his mother told police her son could be the person seen in surveillance photos one day before his arrest, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
The family of Luigi Mangione, the man police believe killed CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, reported him missing to San Francisco police on Nov. 18, around two weeks before the Dec. 4 ambush shooting, a missing persons flyer shows.
Mangione’s mother said she last spoke to her son on July 1 and that he had been working in San Francisco, the flyer says.
Mangione, 26, has been charged with murder in New York in Thompson's killing, which police say was targeted and may have been motivated because of Thompson’s position with the health insurance company.
The killing sparked a large manhunt that included the wide distribution of surveillance photos of a person of interest, and a $60,000 reward.
After the killing, a San Francisco police officer thought the images of the person of interest had similarities to the image of Mangione from the missing person report, multiple law enforcement officials said.
San Francisco police contacted the FBI about the possible identity of the man in that photo, the FBI said.
A missing poster of Luigi Mangione.
The tip from San Francisco police came on Dec. 6, and police contacted Mangione’s mother two days later, on Sunday, two law enforcement sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. She told investigators the man in the image could be Mangione, they said.
The next day, Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after he was recognized at a McDonald's restaurant, officials have said.
Mangione’s mother, relatives and his attorney in Pennsylvania did not respond to multiple requests for comment Friday.
New York police have said they found a gun that has been matched ballistically to the killing, and a handwritten document that refers to the health insurance industry.
Shell casings found after the shooting had the words, "deny,” “delay” and “depose” written on them, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny has said.
After the killing, people online and elsewhere vented their anger at the health insurance industry and healthcare system in the United States, in some cases with "wanted" posters of at least two other CEOs. There have also been threats.
Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group which is the overarching company of UnitedHealthcare, has decried what he called vitriol in the wake of the killing, and defended the actions of his company.
In an op-ed in The New York Times published Friday, Witty wrote that the healthcare system in the U.S. "does not work as well as it should" but that his company was trying to improve it. UnitedHealth Group is the largest private health insurer in the country.
Magione was not insured by UnitedHealthcare and neither were his parents, UnitedHealth Group said. Kenny has said the company may have been targeted because of its size.
Mangione is jailed in Pennsylvania, where he has been charged with gun, forgery, and other charges. He is so far contesting extradition to New York.
Mangione's attorney said he will plead not guilty to all charges.
Mangione's family said in a statement after his arrest that all they know about the incident is what they have seen in the news media.
"Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson, and we ask that people pray for Luigi," the family said. "We are devastated by this news."
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@QasimRashid
Class warfare is when insurance corporations can live by the “Delay, Deny, Depose” mantra for decades—even as their policies actually and knowingly enable tens of thousands of deaths annually—but when a person denied healthcare merely says the exact same thing it’s terrorism.
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@gotchabari
I'm pretty sure the "you're next" part was the threat.
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@QasimRashid
Class warfare is when insurance corporations can live by the “Delay, Deny, Depose” mantra for decades—even as their policies actually and knowingly enable tens of thousands of deaths annually—but when a person denied healthcare merely says the exact same thing it’s terrorism.
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@gotchabari
I'm pretty sure the "you're next" part was the threat.
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@QasimRashid
A Florida woman has been charged with terrorism for expressing frustration at blue cross and blue shield for denying her health insurance claim.
This is not about silencing her. It is about silencing all of us. And we must peacefully but firmly resist.
Florida Woman Charged With Terrorism
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@LeftistBest777
Thom Hartmann just gave you and this article a shout out on air
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@QasimRashid
Amazing. Link? If you have it.
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@Drew_Arredondo
I'd argue, just firmly resist.
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@sbABetterLeader
It's also about proving that money trumps rights.
This is the United States of America.
We believe in free speech. (Or maybe we just pretend?)
This is about proving that money is more important than our rights.
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@benson_es
The police’s #1 job is to maintain the power structure and enforce the status quo
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@1LTaylor
Fortunately, she's been released without charges and her lawyers said everyone will receive refunds on her gofundme.
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@EatTheRich2nite
Imagine if the FBI work in tandem with local police to round up more disgruntled people denied by thier Healthcare insurance provider. If I was a CEO I'd be twisting my nipples so hard right now.
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@BanEvaderSezmo
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@AnitaCa61308944
So by referring to their own policies by name she is the terrorist.
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@QasimRashid
A Florida woman has been charged with terrorism for expressing frustration at blue cross and blue shield for denying her health insurance claim.
This is not about silencing her. It is about silencing all of us. And we must peacefully but firmly resist.
Florida Woman Charged With Terrorism
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@LeftistBest777
Thom Hartmann just gave you and this article a shout out on air
3/10
@QasimRashid
Amazing. Link? If you have it.
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@Drew_Arredondo
I'd argue, just firmly resist.
5/10
@sbABetterLeader
It's also about proving that money trumps rights.
This is the United States of America.
We believe in free speech. (Or maybe we just pretend?)
This is about proving that money is more important than our rights.
6/10
@benson_es
The police’s #1 job is to maintain the power structure and enforce the status quo
7/10
@1LTaylor
Fortunately, she's been released without charges and her lawyers said everyone will receive refunds on her gofundme.
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@EatTheRich2nite
Imagine if the FBI work in tandem with local police to round up more disgruntled people denied by thier Healthcare insurance provider. If I was a CEO I'd be twisting my nipples so hard right now.
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@BanEvaderSezmo
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@AnitaCa61308944
So by referring to their own policies by name she is the terrorist.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
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@QasimRashid
Class warfare is when insurance corporations can live by the “Delay, Deny, Depose” mantra for decades—even as their policies actually and knowingly enable tens of thousands of deaths annually—but when a person denied healthcare merely says the exact same thing it’s terrorism.
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@gotchabari
I'm pretty sure the "you're next" part was the threat.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
1/10
@QasimRashid
A Florida woman has been charged with terrorism for expressing frustration at blue cross and blue shield for denying her health insurance claim.
This is not about silencing her. It is about silencing all of us. And we must peacefully but firmly resist.
Florida Woman Charged With Terrorism
2/10
@LeftistBest777
Thom Hartmann just gave you and this article a shout out on air
3/10
@QasimRashid
Amazing. Link? If you have it.
4/10
@Drew_Arredondo
I'd argue, just firmly resist.
5/10
@sbABetterLeader
It's also about proving that money trumps rights.
This is the United States of America.
We believe in free speech. (Or maybe we just pretend?)
This is about proving that money is more important than our rights.
6/10
@benson_es
The police’s #1 job is to maintain the power structure and enforce the status quo
7/10
@1LTaylor
Fortunately, she's been released without charges and her lawyers said everyone will receive refunds on her gofundme.
8/10
@EatTheRich2nite
Imagine if the FBI work in tandem with local police to round up more disgruntled people denied by thier Healthcare insurance provider. If I was a CEO I'd be twisting my nipples so hard right now.
9/10
@BanEvaderSezmo
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@AnitaCa61308944
So by referring to their own policies by name she is the terrorist.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
I'm not American, from the UK but denying healthcare to someone is something I genuinely can't get my head around, and then arresting this poor woman for merely quoting a title from a book, which literally describes the situation she's in. .....
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
They’re really pulling out the stops to smear this guy and his entire family
They’re really pulling out the stops to smear this guy and his entire family
This is going to make him more of a Hero, and vilify the press even more.
Just shows how much more important the media sees ceos than than the average person. If he killed a random on the street he wouldn't be getting slanderedThey’re really pulling out the stops to smear this guy and his entire family
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Medicare for all will never happen in the United States of America.
Well, it's that, or more violence.
You cannot keep the system of corruption forever. Now you got the likes of Peter Thiel scared of going outside thanks to enablers of the system such as yourself.
This system existed before me or you and it will exist long after us. People won't hold politicians accountable and elect ones that serve the general public. Too wrapped up in identity politics and bullshyt.Well, it's that, or more violence.
You cannot keep the system of corruption forever. Now you got the likes of Peter Thiel scared of going outside thanks to enablers of the system such as yourself.
More gunshots to them, I'd suppose. You caused this to get out of hand
the cac mamba
Veteran
GnauzBookOfRhymes
Superstar
these really arent good odds for the prosecution
If you split “Unsure” equally, that means 20% voting to acquit
That story would be bananas. OJ x10
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