Odd romantic connection between Luigi Mangione’s and Diddy’s lawyers

The lawyer for alleged murderer Luigi Mangione and the lawyer for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are married.

Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a powerful New York lawyer, was recently appointed to represent Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4 outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Meanwhile, her husband, Marc Agnifilo, has been representing the embattled rapper who faces a series of sex trafficking charges.

Karen, 58, was previously a prosecutor and worked as head of the sex crimes unit at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

In 2021, she decided to leave her long career as second-in-command to District Attorney Cyrus Vance to join her husband Marc, 60, at their private firm, Agnifilo Intrater LLP.

The legal power couple experienced friction in their careers in 2017, when Karen had no choice but to withdraw from the Harvey Weinstein case after it was revealed that Marc was working with the disgraced movie mogul’s defense attorney, according to the Daily Beast.

Mangione, 26, opted to replace his initial representation of Thomas Dickey with Karen, who has been described as someone who “knows every broker, every judge, every court clerk” in the Big Apple, a source said. CNN.

“He has as much experience as any human being, especially in state courts,” they added.

Karen also previously worked at CNN as a legal analyst and, in addition to working with her husband, also worked at Geragos & Geragos, the powerful Los Angeles firm that currently represents the Menendez brothers.

News of her appointment as Mangione’s new attorney comes as multiple crowdfunding attempts have been made to raise money for his defense, according to ABC News.

Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on firearms charges and is due in court Tuesday, where he is expected to fight extradition to New York City for the alleged murder of Thompson, 50.

While Mangione works to extend his stay in the Keystone State, New York officials hope to win him back with a court order from the governor.

The specific order is the type signed by the governor of a state where a fugitive is fleeing after a crime. The governor of that state acts at the official request of the governor of the state where the crime occurred.

In this case, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to request a gubernatorial order from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, but the process could take more than a month.

On Wednesday, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said police had compared a gun found in Mangione to shell casings recovered at the scene, along with his fingerprints on a water bottle and a wrapper. energy bar found nearby.

Other evidence includes handwritten documents found in his possession that present his alleged crime as a legitimate response to what he considered corporate greed, some media outlets have reported.

Mangione lashed out Tuesday as he was led into court, shouting in part: ‘…completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people!’

The former Ivy League student was arrested with a 3D-printed gun and a black silencer, as well as a manifesto condemning the American healthcare system.

Mangione also had a spiral notebook in which he wrote a “to-do list” before the shooting, CNN reported.

In it, he allegedly toyed with the idea of ​​using a bomb to kill Thompson, but decided against it because “it could kill innocents” and determined that a shooting would be more targeted.

Authorities have said Mangione’s three-page manifesto is currently under investigation, calling it a “claim of responsibility.”

The document is a different piece of evidence from the notebook, where he flirted with the idea of ​​bombing Midtown to kill the millionaire healthcare chief before ultimately deciding to go with a more targeted approach to prevent the loss of other lives.

Meanwhile, Karen’s partner Marc has continued to represent Diddy, who has fiercely refuted all allegations made against him thus far.

He was arrested in Manhattan in September and has been charged not only with sex trafficking, but also with extortion and transportation into prostitution.

Diddy appeared before a federal judge in New York last month and was supported by his family in court.

He was not shackled after his lawyers claimed that doing so offended the “dignity” of the court.

After being denied bail once again, Combs was granted access to a laptop to assist in his defense earlier this week, court documents revealed.

Currently behind bars on a litany of charges, the rapper will not be able to access the Internet, authorities said.

“The purpose of the Discovery Laptop is to review discovery, not to take or store notes,” Judge Subramanian wrote.

“The Court understands that the laptop has been preloaded with discovery materials, but does not allow any functionality beyond reviewing those materials.”

The laptop lawsuit is just the latest from the disgraced producer’s team, who have already asked to be allowed to appear free at all future court appearances.

Marc recently wrote a letter to the jurist claiming that his client had not been receiving the same treatment as his fellow inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.

Last month his bail application was denied for the third time, as he will not remain behind bars until his trial in May 2025.