Police Investigate NYC 'Wanted' Posters of Finance Executives [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
December 11, 2024 at 4:46 PM EST
Updated on December 12, 2024 at 10:48 AM EST
The New York Police Department is investigating a number of ‘WANTED’ posters of senior executives that have been hung in parts of Manhattan. The posters included images of insurance leaders including UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Brian Thompson, who was murdered last Wednesday, as well as executives from financial firms. The posters of Thompson were crossed out with a red X.
It’s the latest development among a string of incidents causing anxiety among business leaders in the wake of the fatal shooting of Thompson. In addition to the posters, police are aware of a surge in online threats against executives, according to an NYPD spokesman.
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with Thompson’s murder, was found with a manifesto condemning high profits of the health care industry, saying “these parasites simply had it coming.”
The NYPD has said it’s on alert for “a risk that a wide range of extremists may view Mangione as a martyr and an example to follow,” according to a law enforcement document reviewed by Bloomberg. “Rhetoric may signal an elevated threat facing executives in the near-term.”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-11/cops-investigate-wanted-posters-of-executives-around-nyc
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