New York Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking In Threats To Relative Of The Late Unitedhealthcare Ceo

An upstate New York man admitted to leaving harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family personnel of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson arsenic he pleaded blameworthy to cyberstalking successful national tribunal Thursday.

Shane Daley, 40, was accused by national prosecutors successful August of placing aggregate calls to a Thompson family personnel instantly aft nan December 2024 shooting and expressing glee astir nan security executive’s killing.

Thompson was fatally changeable extracurricular a New York City edifice by a man angered complete what he viewed arsenic firm greed, according to prosecutors. The suspect, Luigi Mangione, has pleaded not blameworthy and faces tests successful authorities and national court.

As portion of his blameworthy plea, Daley admitted to placing aggregate calls to a activity statement utilized by a personnel of Thompson’s family successful nan days aft he was killed and leaving messages pinch threatening and harassing language. He expressed restitution complete nan sidesplitting and said nan family personnel and Thompson’s children deserved to meet nan aforesaid convulsive end, according to nan U.S. Attorney's agency for nan Northern District of New York.

“Shane Daley celebrated nan cold-blooded execution of Brian Thompson and senselessly tried to maximize nan Thompson family’s suffering," first adjunct U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone said successful a prepared release.

Daley, a resident of Galway, astir 40 miles (64 kilometers) northbound of Albany, will beryllium sentenced July 17. He faces a maximum condemnation of 5 years successful situation and a good of up to $250,000.

Thompson led 1 of nan biggest wellness insurers successful nan U.S., and his sidesplitting prompted an outpouring of nationalist vexation pinch nan country’s wellness attraction system. Some group person lionized Mangione arsenic a benignant of vigilante hero.