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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a health insurance executive in broad daylight earlier this month, was cast in the public spotlight as he arrived in New York City Thursday. Handcuffed and donning an orange jumpsuit, Luigi Mangione was surrounded by armed law enforcement officers as they led him off a helipad and was flanked by none other New York Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor Eric Adams walked behind, wearing a navy blue overcoat and a stern look on his face but his appearance was atypical. Most mayors do not personally oversee the handling of people in federal custody, but Adams made an exception for Mangione, who came to the city to face murder and terror charges in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive Brian Thompson. ALSO READ: Why thousands are supporting Luigi Mangione, the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder, and fundraising for him

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Luigi Mangione and Sean «Diddy» Combs, now have two things in common: they share the same prison and the same lawyer. Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been transferred to Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where Combs is also being held amid a series of sexual assault lawsuits. Incidentally, Mangione's lawyer is also defending rapper Sean «Diddy» Combs in a separate sex-trafficking case. Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania after a five-day search and brought to New York. CNN and ABC News report that he is now in federal custody at the MDC. “Mangione appreciates everyone’s support,” said Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s lawyer and the wife of Marc Agnifilo.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Days after the arrest of Luigi Mangione in connection with the assassination of a health-insurance executive, “wanted" posters appeared in New York City targeting healthcare and Wall Street heads. Alongside them popped up posters portraying Mangione as a saint, with the words “Free Luigi." The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive officer initially unleashed outrage over denied medical claims and an airing of agonizing personal experiences with insurance companies.