Deepa Shivaram
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NPR News: 12-14-2024 8PM EST
Karen Friedman-Egnifilo will represent Luigi Mangione in defending against murder charges related to the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month. Friedman-Egnifilo was a prosecutor for much of her career.
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She was second-in-command at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, where she prosecuted violent crimes, including those that had a mental health component, according to her law firm's bio. She currently works in private practice, and it happens to be the same law firm representing Sean Diddy Combs against criminal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Mangione is currently held in Pennsylvania without bail. He's scheduled to appear in a preliminary hearing in Pennsylvania on December 23rd.
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Officials from the FBI, Homeland Security, and the FAA said Saturday that they share public concern about the drones. but also think there has been some overreaction from the public. Officials said they're working with New Jersey State Police and other entities like the Coast Guard as they investigate.
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They also established a tip line that resulted in 5,000 tips, but less than 100 that they say was worth looking into. Officials could not say how long they expect the investigation to last. President-elect Donald Trump suggested on Friday in a post on Truth Social that the drones could be shot down, but officials did not speak to that possibility. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.