After a sketchy, unverified picture displaying accused murderer Luigi Mangione fortunately hanging with a bunch of inmates on the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn was launched — sources inform Page Six that Mangione is certainly a “mannequin prisoner” who’s mentoring different inmates.
“Yes, he’s a mannequin prisoner,” stated a supply accustomed to the notorious facility. “That’s the phrase from the jail, and other people [who] float out and in of the MDC . . . is that, you understand, he’s well-liked.”
The supply elaborated of the University of Pennsylvania alum, 27, who’s accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in chilly blood in Midtown, has “been very useful. Helpful to different new arrivals to get acclimated. He’s generally inhabitants, and he’s simply been very useful [to prisoners] to remain out of bother. He follows all the principles.”
The authorized supply stated he is aware of of one other inmate who “obtained in bother the opposite day as a result of his shirt wasn’t tucked in correctly for [their] jail uniform, so the principles are typically fairly strict. Luigi is a really massive rule follower.”
Mangione had assist studying the jailhouse ropes from jail advisor Craig Rothfeld, whose shoppers have included fallen film mogul Harvey Weinstein and NXIVM intercourse cult chief Keith Raniere.
The MDC has hosted a cavalcade of well-known criminals, usually as they await trial, together with Diddy, crypto dude Sam Bankman-Fried, R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell, pharma bro Martin Shkreli and Donald Trump good friend turned foe Michael Cohen.
Weinstein’s lawyer, appeals ace Arthur Aidala, tells Page Six that Mangione will face worse circumstances after his federal trial — when he’s transferred to Rikers Island to await separate New York state prices.
“I don’t need to say [the MDC] is just like the Taj Mahal, however it’s a hell of rather a lot nicer than Rikers,” Aidala stated.
Mangione pleaded not responsible to federal and state prices for allegedly gunning down the well being care exec exterior his insurance coverage firm’s annual investor convention on Dec. 4, 2024. He was then arrested in Pennsylvania after a five-day manhunt by authorities.
He’s due again in federal court docket on Dec. 5, and trial date has but been set.
