Former NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher details police and court’s next steps to hold UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione’s alleged shooter accountable.
The suspect who was arrested Monday in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a member of a prominent Maryland family with an extensive business portfolio.
Luigi Mangione26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized during the manhunt that began last Wednesday when Thompson was shot and killed in New York in what law enforcement called a “targeted attack”.
Mangione was charged with a series of crimes in Pennsylvania, including forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, falsifying records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and making false identification with law enforcement. He was also charged with murder in New York, as well as criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a firearm silencer.
Luigi is the grandson of the late Nick Mangione Sr., who The Baltimore Banner reported was a multimillionaire who made his family’s fortune as a real estate developer before opening other businesses and becoming a philanthropist who supported various civic initiatives.
LUIGI MANGIONE, MURDER SUSPECT OF UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO, ACCUSED, FAMILY BREAKS SILENCE
Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania as a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Luigi Mangione Facebook | NYPD CrimeStoppers)
Family patriarch Nick Mangione Sr. builds retirement homeshospitals and office buildings, the outlet reported.
The family acquired the Turf Valley Country Club in 1978 and transformed it into a full-service resort and conference center now known as Turf Valley Resort after the addition of a hotel, spa and other equipment, depending on The Washington Post. The Mangiones also built what became known as Hayfields Country Club in 1986, which operates as a golf and wedding venue and has a residential development.
The Post also reported that the Mangione family owns a assisted living facilityLorien Health Services in Ellicott City, as well as radio station WCBM-AM 680, a talk radio station based in the Baltimore area.
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A general view of Hayfields Country Club in Cockeysville, Maryland, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The country club is owned by the family of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in Pennsylvania for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital / Fox News)
According to The Baltimore Banner, the Mangione family philanthropic efforts through the Mangione Family Foundation, have included donations to Greater Baltimore Medical Center, as well as the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, the Kennedy Krieger Institute and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The Banner also noted that Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis, and uncle, John, took over management of the family’s business affairs when Nick Mangione Sr. began stepping away from those duties in 1995, with Louis taking over as CEO. of the Mangione family businesses. . The elder Mangione died in 2008.
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The entrance to Hayfields Country Club in Cockeysville, Maryland on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital / Fox News)
Luigi’s cousin, Nino Mangione, Republican delegate to Maryland Legislature whose district covers part of Baltimore County, issued a statement Monday on behalf of the family.
“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on the information regarding Luigi Mangione,” Nino Mangione said in a family statement. “We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to Brian Thompson’s family and have asked people to pray for everyone involved. We are devastated by this news.”