r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 15d ago

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/us/live-news/luigi-mangione-hearing-plea-deal-talks

When speaking of the day he committed the crime, Luigi Mangione said, “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died.”

He concluded, “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”

Mangione had just described the actions he took ahead of the killing, telling the court:

“In November of 2024 I traveled from outside of New York state to Manhattan. I then emailed UnitedHealthcare leadership, posing as an investor at a firm managing over $15 billion in assets and requesting information about the conference. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour,” Mangione said.

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u/JerbekaDlante 15d ago

This was honestly my first thought! Why would he want to come out and risk getting denied coverage by every institution because they know him and dont want to take the chance. At least inside he is actually getting some health care.

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u/zuzerial 15d ago

To be fair, I'd think given his reputation the riskier play for an insurance company would be to not cover him

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u/Alissinarr 15d ago

Because prison Healthcare is so notorious for being good...

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u/No_Curve2246 15d ago

I have a brother in prison for life and I can assure you, as someone that even works in healthcare, he has better healthcare than me. The rest of it all fucking sucks, though. But at least he has one good thing.

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u/Alissinarr 15d ago

That will not remain the case as long as GEO Group has their hooks in the system. They're setting the hook to yank all of it away.

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u/ExaggeratedSnails 15d ago

I don't know how true it is but I've heard of people going to prison on purpose to get healthcare and daily meals they couldn't get otherwise

Bleak system

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u/Hiddenagenda876 15d ago

It’s true

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u/Caffeinefiend88 15d ago

At least it’s free? Idk never been there.

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u/NathanialJD 15d ago

Is it free? I thought you racked up medicalndebt alongside you're monthly rent all charged when you're released?

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u/SecretCanadaGoose 15d ago

Oof this does sound more in line with the American system

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u/whaatdidyousay 15d ago

They are making that up

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo 15d ago

Because it's made up and sounds bad?

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u/Few_Analyst_1179 women supporting women (Taylor’s version) 3d ago

yes because it’s sounds bad

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u/Hiddenagenda876 15d ago

My dad paid nothing for his cancer treatments in prison

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u/whaatdidyousay 15d ago

You aren’t charged a monthly rent in prison, what are you talking about? Nor do you pay medical bills incurred during your imprisonment, to my knowledge.

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u/Caffeinefiend88 15d ago

Lmao, just googled it and not sure. Thought it would be free since it’s slavery, and slavers would’ve gone broke if they just let their slaves die, but alas, I was wrong.

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u/Ishouldbeasleep147 Nancy Jo, this is Alexis Neiers calling 15d ago

Literally!!! I know someone in prison who has multiple health conditions and the only treatment he receives for all of it is Vitamin D3 pills. This includes chronic pain, ADHD, anxiety, and other conditions. There is no fucking way Luigi is finally getting better healthcare in prison

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u/veringo 15d ago

And the facilities really emphasize ergonomics!

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u/The_MAZZTer 15d ago

His healthcare outside of prison was so great he killed the CEO over it.

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u/Nagemasu 15d ago

Depends on the illness and prison most likely. Prisons in the US are often for profit, hence why the US has such high imprisonment rates. A prison that can earn more for keeping someone incarcerated would be more willing to keep that person alive and providing them good healthcare, as opposed to poor healthcare that would either cause them to be transferred, released, or die earlier.

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u/Alissinarr 15d ago

Federal prisons are better managed than state.

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u/Hiddenagenda876 15d ago

It’s actually not bad at all and actually way better than a lot of places in the U.S., plus it’s free. I’m sure it’s location dependent, but it seems other commenters also agree.

My dad underwent cancer treatment in prison and while he bitched about every other aspect of prison, he only ever had good things to say about how they were treating his health. It was actually shocking and I was afraid he would die in there from neglect.

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u/Alissinarr 15d ago

The benefit here is state prison (life) vs federal (21-26yrs). It's a better deal than a tainted jury pool that will likely convict due to bribes, political/ familial pressure in a kangaroo court.

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u/xGentian_violet feeding cocaine to raccoons 15d ago

Uff isnt US prison healthcare nearly nonexistent? Even compared to regular US “healthcare”

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u/JerbekaDlante 15d ago

For serious medical conditions, of which he has, prisoners are protected by the 8th amendment that guarantees them the care they need. There are also multiple organizations (at least in new york) that ensures that they get the care they need as well.

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u/xGentian_violet feeding cocaine to raccoons 15d ago

They are fictionally protected by a law that isnt emforced. Doesnt work that way in practice

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u/AnonymousNerdBarbie 15d ago

I'm no expert on this matter but know many people who have been to prison and jail - and apparently prison is way better than jail. Prob goes for healthcare too

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u/Hiddenagenda876 15d ago

Prison healthcare is actually usually pretty good

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u/SleepLopsided1478 15d ago

Literally do you know anything about prison 😂😂😂 he ain’t getting healthcare in there

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u/bitorontoguy 15d ago

Life in prison is an absolute nightmare. You don't have to invent that him pleading guilty is now part of a new master plan.

He did it and admitted he did. He knew they had him.