Luigi Mangione Crowdfund Surpasses $1 Million in Donations, Nearly 5 Months After His Incarceration

• The defense fund for Luigi Mangione, created by the December 4 Legal Committee, has amassed more than $1 million in donations
• Mangione is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 and has been indicted on federal and state charges
• The December 4 Legal Committee said the money raised will go toward expenses “associated with all three” of his “pending criminal cases”

Luigi Mangione’s official defense fund has officially crossed the $1 million mark.

The December 4 Legal Committee — which has been raising funds on GiveSendGo for Mangione’s legal defense — announced in a press release shared with PEOPLE that they raised over $1 million from more than 28,000 individual contributions.

On the crowdfunding website, the total currently amassed stands at $1.03 million. The December 4 Legal Committee noted in its release that the “median donation” from the public was $20 — though large individual contributions have also helped get the total over the line.

In March 2025, a mystery donor gave a whopping $36,500 to the fund and explained in a comment that they did so after being “surprised at the almost ubiquitous nature of support towards the suspect that I would expect to be quite bifurcated in this type of litigation.” 

There have been several other people who have donated over $20,000 to the fund, which will be used toward expenses “associated with all three pending criminal cases against Mr. Mangione,” per the release. 

Mangione, 27, is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot three times by a masked gunman outside of a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024.

The gunman allegedly fled on an electric bike and disappeared into Central Park following the shooting, avoiding police and prompting a $10,000 reward for information leading to their capture. Detectives found the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” on the shell casings found at the scene, police sources told ABC News. 

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Mangione was arrested by police at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Penn. five days later on December 9. A law enforcement source told PEOPLE that investigators allegedly found  a gun resembling the one used by Thompson’s shooter, a silencer, a fake New Jersey ID used to book a stay at an Upper West Side hostel and a three-page “manifesto” in his possession during his arrest. 

A New York grand jury initially indicted Mangione on terrorism charges in December 2024, and this was later upgraded to federal murder charges. He was also indicted on four additional state charges, including two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense for an allegation that he used a silencer, per NBC News.

He has pleaded not guilty to the state and federal charges, according to CNN. Mangione’s federal murder charges could land him the death penalty, and his state charges could also land him a maximum penalty of life in prison, per the outlet.

During his incarceration, the 27-year-old has received letters and photos of support from the public. He addressed the support in his first public statement in February, saying that he was “overwhelmed” and “grateful” for those who have written to him in jail.

The next hearing date in Mangione’s federal case is scheduled for Dec. 5, at which a trial date will be determined, per NBC News.