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Donations Raise Mangione Defense to $1.5M After CEO Shooting

5/8/2026

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A $28,038 donation raised Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund above $1.5 million.
Mangione, 28, remains incarcerated in a federal lockup while awaiting two New York murder trials.
Prosecutors allege he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in 2024, citing anti-insurer motives.
A federal judge dismissed the murder-by-firearm charge, eliminating the possibility of a death-penalty sentence.

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A $28,038 donation raised Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund above $1.5 million.
Mangione, 28, remains incarcerated in a federal lockup while awaiting two New York murder trials.
Prosecutors allege he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in 2024, citing anti-insurer motives.
A federal judge dismissed the murder-by-firearm charge, eliminating the possibility of a death-penalty sentence.