The 26-year-old suspect in the New York City shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been indicted on federal charges. Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on one count of murder with a firearm, another firearms offense and two counts of stalking. If convicted as charged, he would be eligible…
Why Luigi Mangione could face the death penalty What to know as prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione 02:50 Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government “intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt.” The motion filed…
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office does not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison, and is also taking issue with what he was given to wear for a recent court appearance. Mangione, 26, remains behind bars in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and…
The DOJ has launched a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare over its billing practices in the Medicare Advantage program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investigation focuses on whether the healthcare giant artificially inflated patient diagnoses to increase its monthly payments from the government. In a statement, UnitedHealth Group called reporting by the Journal…
WASHINGTON — Two of the biggest critics of the U.S. health care system condemned the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson while calling out “vile” insurance company practices aimed at maximizing profits. “The visceral response from people across this country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of their insurance companies…
On Wednesday, Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan in what police are calling a “pre-meditated, preplanned, targeted attack.” Days before, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a note to providers that it would limit anesthesia coverage in some states if a surgery or procedure exceeded a set…