Luigi Mangione, Maryland Ivy Leaguer Accused of Assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO, Keeps Same Consultant in New York Jail as Disgraced Movie Producer Harvey Weinstein.
Craig Rothfeld, a former financial professional who became a consultant to white-collar defendants after serving time in prison for investment and tax fraud, “has extensive first-hand knowledge of the NYC Department of Corrections and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision,” according to a bio on his website.
In December 2015, he and two business partners were convicted of defrauding 15 investors of $11 million, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Rothfeld was also accused of falsifying business books. He received a sentence of 1.5 to 4.5 years in prison.
Luigi Mangione leaves a courtroom after being arraigned in New York Criminal Court Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Magnione has pleaded not guilty to state charges in the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
Rothfeld’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment, but his company, Inside Outside Ltd, posted a link to New York Post article about his engagement on his website.
In addition to advising defendants from indictment to sentencing, Inside Outside also works with their defense attorneys on certain court filings and letters of support.
DEATH PENALTY ON THE TABLE FOR SUSPECT LUIGI MANGIONE
Prison counselor Craig Rothfeld, left, speaks with 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 a cross-country trip that included Dec. 4 an assassination-style shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the hotel where his company was scheduled to hold an investor conference later that morning.
Thompson, from Minnesota, traveled to New York City for the event.
Mangione then allegedly fled the city and led police on a five-day interstate manhunt, which ended with his arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after workers and customers recognized him from a warrant.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on July 19, 2024 in New York. Prosecutors are preparing to retry the former movie mogul after his 2020 rape conviction is overturned. (Kena Betancur-Pool/Getty Images)
Police found him with the alleged murder weapon, which included a 3D-printed receiver and silencer, as well as a fake ID they say he checked into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting.
Mangione faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder inciting state terrorism and stalking-murder in federal court. He faces lesser charges of carrying a forged ID and criminal possession of a firearm in New York and Pennsylvania.
He is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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Weinstein is a former Hollywood movie mogul who was convicted of sex crimes in 2020. The court later overturned his conviction, and he is still behind bars new trial while also facing an additional charge.
He was also convicted of sexual assault in Los Angeles in 2021 and faces similar charges in London.
Fox News’ Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
