Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday. Mangione waved his preliminary hearing in Pennsylvania, where he was charged with firearms and forgery offenses. After being flown into lower Manhattan on a helicopter, Mangione appeared in court and his attorney did not request bail, Scripps News reports. Mangione, who already faced state murder charges, is also being charged with a federal count of murder through use of a firearm, as well as stalking and other crimes. Mangione was found with a loaded 9 mm pistol and silencer consistent with the weapon used to kill Thompson; clothing that matched apparel worn by the shooter during Thompson's killing; an envelope with several thousand dollars; and a letter addressed "To the Feds."
A notebook with troubling passages was also found with Mangione. Investigators said the entries described details as "finally coming together” and “the target is insurance” because “it checks every box.” Another entry describes an intent to “wack” the CEO of an insurance company. Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said, “The federal government's reported decision to pile on top of an already overcharged first-degree murder and state terror case is highly unusual and raises serious constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns,. "We are ready to fight these charges in whatever court they are brought." The case has drawn attention from across the U.S. as the health care system faces criticism. Supporters of Mangione showed up outside the Altoona, Pa., courthouse, some dressed as Luigi from Super Mario Bros. video games.
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