Fake FBI Agent ‘Tried to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Prison’
30th January 2026
A man posing as an FBI agent tried to break Luigi Mangione out of prison, police sources have claimed.
Mr Mangione, 27, has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Brooklyn, New York, since being charged with the murder of Brian Thompson, the healthcare chief executive, in December 2024.
On Thursday, sources told ABC News that Mark Anderson, 36, had been charged with impersonating a federal agent after allegedly showing up at the prison with forged documents ordering Mr Mangione’s release.
Court documents show that Mr Anderson is accused of pretending to be an officer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and claiming to have paperwork “signed by a judge” authorising the release of an inmate.