Prosecutors in the Luigi Mangione case accused of violating federal privacy law

Luigi Mangione's attorneys have blamed the prosecutors in his case for breaking a federal privacy law. Luigi Mangione was arrested for the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. According to the BBC, Brian was shot outside a New York City hotel on December 4, which led to his death. However, the 27-year-old denied the accusations against him.

As per the recent report by Fox News, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers claim that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office broke the federal privacy law by secretly getting access to his private medical records without permission, violating the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The filings reportedly state that Aetna, Mangione’s health insurance company, was given a fake subpoena by the District Attorney’s office, which pressured them to give Luigi Mangione's medical details.

The original statement in the filing read,

"The District Attorney's subpoena was false and fraudulent. The District Attorney falsely made up a court date-May 23, 2025-and drafted a fraudulent subpoena that if Aetna did not provide documents on that date, it would be in contempt of Court. Then, rather than having Aetna give the documents to the Court, as required by the already fraudulent subpoena, the District Attorney told Aetna to provide the documents directly to the District Attorney, intentionally eliminating the Court from the subpoena process and ensuring that the District Attorney would secure these confidential medical records."

In another statement, the filing stated,

"There was never a court proceeding scheduled for May 23, 2025, nor was there ever a court appearance scheduled for the entire month of May; rather, this is a completely made-up date which is not permitted by law, as trial subpoenas must only be returnable on a court date to the court."

The District Attorney’s Office claims they deleted Luigi Mangione's medical records given by Aetna

The district attorney’s office, in response, said that they asked for very limited information, and it was the health insurance company that sent more details by mistake, as reported by Fox News.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office further told:

"We deleted the materials as soon as we became aware of them and brought it to defense and the court’s attention"

They also reportedly said they will give a full response in upcoming court documents. The case is still developing, and more details may come out as the trial moves forward.

Luigi Mangione last went to court for this case in February and is currently waiting for his murder trial. He has not yet been found guilty, and the court will decide the outcome during the trials. Luigi Mangione's next court date is reportedly on September 16.

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