Main fundraising web site GoFundMe and ecommerce retailer Etsy are cracking down on assist of Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested within the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
However tens of hundreds have been raised within the alleged killer’s protection, elsewhere.
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition listening to on Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
GoFundMe says it has eliminated all fundraisers devoted to Mangione on its web site, telling FOX Enterprise in a press release, “GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes. The fundraisers have been removed from our platform and all donors have been refunded.”
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TMZ reported Tuesday that inside hours of Mangione being recognized, merchandise celebrating the suspect flooded Etsy, together with shirts, cups and even Christmas ornaments.
Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in chilly blood on a NYC sidewalk. (Luigi Mangione Fb/NYPD CrimeStoppers)
However Etsy seems to have eliminated all Luigi Mangione-themed choices as of Wednesday morning. The corporate didn’t instantly reply to FOX Enterprise’ request for remark.
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In the meantime, GiveSendGo seems to be permitting fundraisers for Mangione’s protection. One fundraiser on the location, which was launched Dec. 4 – the day of Thompson’s homicide – remains to be going sturdy and has raised practically $30,000 of its $200,000 aim.
“Luigi Mangione is a hero for shedding light on this aggregious [sic] ability of insurance companies to deny claims for people that need help – just for the wealth of the companies,” one donor, who contributed $25, wrote in a submit on Wednesday morning. “I pay thousands a year for BAD HEALTH CARE that I still have to pay out of pocket for what is NOT COVERED! Luigi, THANK YOU! I will try to donate MORE SOON!!!”
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GiveSendGo didn’t instantly reply to FOX Enterprise’ request for remark.
