CEO Murder Suspect Mangione Hires Former Top NY Prosecutor (2)

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, hired former veteran Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to defend him on New York murder charges, according to her law firm.

Friedman Agnifilo spent decades working in New York City’s criminal justice system, serving as the top assistant for seven years to former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, the predecessor to current DA Alvin Bragg, before entering private practice.

She will defend a 26-year-old accused of shooting Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4 and fleeing before his arrest five days later ...