Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer Luigi Mangione edges closer to $500K in funds raised for his legal defense

Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, was arraigned on state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4. (Credit: Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)

• Donations to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Maryland man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are pouring into a fund set up for his legal defense. The so-called December 4th Legal Committee raised $300,000 toward a $500,000 goal. The organizers claim the money came from more than 10,000 individual donors with an average spend of $30. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to New York state murder and weapons charges. 

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Maryland man accused of stalking and murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson while Thompson was on his way to a work conference with investors in New York City, has thousands of financial backers for his legal defense.