{"id":465402,"date":"2026-02-13T02:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/465402\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T02:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:59:07","slug":"mark-anderson-minnesota-man-accused-of-impersonating-fbi-agent-to-break-mangione-out-of-jail-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/465402\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Anderson, Minnesota man accused of impersonating FBI agent to break Mangione out of jail, indicted"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — 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

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

When Bureau of Prisons personnel asked to see Anderson’s credentials, he showed them a Minnesota driver’s license and “threw at the BOP officers numerous documents”, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Officials said Anderson was also carrying a bag containing a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter.<\/p>\n

Anderson has been charged with falsely impersonating a federal officer.<\/p>\n

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

SEE RELATED: Mangione speaks out in court as his state trial is tentatively set for June<\/a><\/p>\n

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