UnitedHealth CEO’s Alleged Killer Joins Sam Bankman-Fried in Notorious Brooklyn Jail

Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, is now held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn—a facility notorious for housing high-profile inmates.

Mangione's transfer to MDC, confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, places him alongside Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX founder serving a 25-year sentence for his role in the cryptocurrency exchange's dramatic collapse. Bankman-Fried, once a prominent figure in the crypto space, saw his empire disintegrate in November 2022, erasing billions in user funds and shaking investor confidence.

The facility has become a spotlight of intrigue. In September, it was revealed that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was also detained there on charges including racketeering and sex trafficking. Reports suggest Combs even shared a cell block with Bankman-Fried, and court documents revealed they briefly employed the same legal representation.

Mangione, 26, now stands accused of murdering Thompson, who was shot in broad daylight on December 4 in New York City. Federal authorities describe the crime as a meticulously planned act driven by Mangione’s disdain for the U.S. healthcare system. The arrest, made just days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, marked the culmination of a national manhunt.

As these three high-profile figures await their fates, MDC Brooklyn continues to command attention as a holding center for some of the nation’s most notorious defendants.