Assistant District Attorney Karen Agnifilo attends a news conference in Manhattan Supreme Court, in New York, Feb. 14, 2017.Photo by Richard Drew/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former high-ranking N.Y. prosecutor to represent Luigi Mangione at murder trial

Karen Friedman Agnifilo is a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney's office for years before entering private practice

by · National Post

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.

Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before entering private practice.

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