Shock spreading through the corporate world
Mangione is being held in a federal prison in Brooklyn along with several other high-profile defendants, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Freed.
He was extradited from Pennsylvania on Thursday and immediately rushed to New York City, where he was seen being taken from a helicopter by heavily armed police officers wearing orange jumpsuits and New York City Mayor Eric Adams. .
Adams said she wanted to send a message to the suspect: “I wanted to look him in the eye and say you carried out this act of terrorism in my city, in this city that the people of New York love.” ” the mayor told local residents. TV station. “I wanted to be there to represent that symbol.”
Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland family, appeared to have isolated himself from family and friends in recent months. He frequently posted on online forums about his battle with back pain. He was not a UnitedHealthcare customer, the insurance company said.
Thompson, who is married and the father of two high school students, worked for the giant UnitedHealth Group for 20 years, becoming CEO of its insurance division in 2021.
The killing has led some to voice their outrage at U.S. health insurance companies, with Mr. Mangione standing in for complaints about coverage denials and high medical costs.
It has also sent shockwaves through the corporate world, unsettling executives who say the threat has skyrocketed.
