{"id":464988,"date":"2026-02-12T22:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/464988\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:17:09","slug":"minnesota-man-indicted-after-allegedly-impersonating-fbi-agent-to-break-luigi-mangione-out-of-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/464988\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota man indicted after allegedly impersonating FBI agent to break Luigi Mangione out of jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Minnesota man accused of impersonating an FBI agent in an attempt to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York has been indicted by a federal grand jury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mark Anderson, 36, allegedly went to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Jan. 28 posing as a federal agent and claimed to have a court order to release Mangione.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Bureau of Prisons personnel asked to see Anderson&#8217;s credentials, he showed them a Minnesota driver&#8217;s license and &#8220;threw at the BOP officers numerous documents&#8221;, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials said Anderson was also carrying a bag containing a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anderson has been charged with falsely impersonating a federal officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mangione remains held at MDC-Brooklyn while awaiting federal and state trials for the assassination-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-unexpectedly-summoned-court-hearing-friday-ny-state-supreme-judge\/18552417\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SEE RELATED: Mangione speaks out in court as his state trial is tentatively set for June;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SEE RELATED: Mangione speaks out in court as his state trial is tentatively set for June<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get Eyewitness News Delivered;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Get Eyewitness News Delivered<\/a> <br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/manhattan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Manhattan news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">More Manhattan news<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send us a news tip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Send us a news tip<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow us on YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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