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Crowdfunding Group Defends Raising Thousands of Dollars For Luigi Mangione: 'We Are Not Here to Celebrate Violence'

Luigi Mangione arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City [left]. A pro-Luigi demonstrator gathers outside the federal courthouse where Luigi Mangione was arraigned on December 19, 2024 in New York City [right]. (Credit: Spencer Platt; Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Luigi Mangione's defense fund has surpassed $200,000 on GiveSendGo, prompting the site to defend crowdfunding an accused killer.

The fund saw a surge following Mangione's plea of not guilty to murder and terrorism charges in New York on Monday. Mangione is charged with the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, an act which tapped into an amount of public vitriol toward health insurance companies that has shocked officials.

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