Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations from his so-called fans to pay for his criminal defense, his lawyer says.
The December 4 Legal Committee, a group that raised the money and is named after the date in which Thompson was shot and killed in Manhattan, confirmed the transfer on Monday to Mangione’s legal fund.
“Luigi is aware of the fund and very much appreciates the outpouring of support,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s attorney, said in a statement, according to the fundraisers.
“My client plans on utilizing it to fight all three of the unprecedented cases against him,” Agnifilo added.
The fundraiser, set up on GiveSendGo, has raised more than $295,000 as of Monday afternoon, with more than 10,000 donors giving to the cause.
“We are thrilled that the money raised by this campaign will go toward building the strongest possible defense against these insulting charges,” the organizers posted on the fundraising site. “We remain committed to a world where our survival and wellbeing are no longer sacrificed for another’s wealth.”
