Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Luigi Mangione, the Maryland Ivy Leaguer accused of assassinating the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has retained the same New York prison consultant as disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.Craig Rothfeld, a former finance professional who became a consultant to white collar defendants after doing a jail stint for investment and tax fraud, “has extensive first-hand knowledge of the NYC Department of Correction and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision,” according to the bio on his website.In December 2015, he and two business partners were convicted of defrauding $11 million from 15 investors, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Rothfeld was also accused of falsifying business records. He received a sentence of 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in prison.UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO MURDER: IVY LEAGUE PROFESSOR ADDRESSES SUSPECT’S POSSIBLE RADICALIZATION IN COLLEGE After getting out, he switched careers and became involved in consulting other white-collar defendants.Rothfeld’s firm, Inside Outside Ltd, posted a link to a New York Post article about his hiring on its website. When contacted by Fox News Digital, he deferred comment to a spokesperson for Mangione’s defense team, who also declined to comment.In addition to consulting defendants from indictment to sentencing, Inside Outside also works with their defense attorneys on certain court filings and with letters of support.DEATH PENALTY ON THE TABLE FOR SUSPECT LUIGI MANGIONE Mangione is accused of planning out a cross-country trip that included the Dec. 4 assassination-style shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson just outside the hotel where his company was supposed to hold an investor conference later that morning.Thompson, from Minnesota, had traveled to New York City for the event.Mangione then allegedly fled the city and led police on a five-day interstate manhunt, ending with his arrest in a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after workers and customers recognized him from a wanted poster. Police found him with the alleged murder weapon, which included a 3D-printed receiver and suppressor, as well as a fake ID they say he used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting.Mangione faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism at the state level and stalking murder in federal court. He faces lesser charges of carrying a forged ID and criminal possession of a firearm in both New York and Pennsylvania. He is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.Weinstein is a former Hollywood movie mogul who was convicted of sex crimes in 2020. A court later overturned his conviction, and he is still behind bars awaiting a new trial while also facing an additional indictment.He was also convicted of sex assault in Los Angeles in 2021 and faces similar charges in London.Fox News’ Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.
