Luigi Mangione, the Maryland Ivy Leaguer accused of assassinating the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has hired the same New York prison advisor as Harvey Weinstein.
Craig Rothfeld, a former finance professional turned consultant for white-collar criminals after serving time for financial and tax crimes, possesses in-depth knowledge of both the NYC Department of Correction and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
In December 2015, Rothfeld and two business associates were found guilty of swindling $11 million from 15 investors, as reported by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Rothfeld was also charged with fabricating business documents and ultimately received a prison term of 1 ½ to 4 ½ years.
Jail consultant Craig Rothfeld, left, speaks alongside Diana Fabi Samson, attorney for Harvey Weinstein, outside Queens criminal court, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Mangione is accused of planning out a cross-country trip that included the Dec. 4 assassination-style shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson just outside the hotel where his company was supposed to hold an investor conference later that morning.
Thompson, from Minnesota, had traveled to New York City for the event.
Mangione then allegedly fled the city and led police on a five-day interstate manhunt, ending with his arrest in a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after workers and customers recognized him from a wanted poster.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Prosecutors are preparing to retry the former movie mogul following the reversal of his 2020 rape conviction. (Kena Betancur-Pool/Getty Images)
Police found him with the alleged murder weapon, which included a 3D-printed receiver and suppressor, as well as a fake ID they say he used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting.
Mangione faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism at the state level and stalking murder in federal court. He faces lesser charges of carrying a forged ID and criminal possession of a firearm in both New York and Pennsylvania.
He is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Weinstein is a former Hollywood movie mogul who was convicted of sex crimes in 2020. A court later overturned his conviction, and he is still behind bars awaiting a new trial while also facing an additional indictment.
He was also convicted of sex assault in Los Angeles in 2021 and faces similar charges in London.
Fox News’ Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
