--- title: "Luigi Mangione’s Notebook Details Plan to “Wack the CEO at the Annual Parasitic Bean-Counter Convention”" description: "Law enforcement has recovered a notebook that belonged to Luigi Mangione, who was charged with shooting health insurance CEO Brian Thompson." date: "2024-12-11" modified: "2024-12-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/luigi-mangione-notebook" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "brian thompson" - "health insurance" - "the digest" --- # Luigi Mangione’s Notebook Details Plan to “Wack the CEO at the Annual Parasitic Bean-Counter Convention” ![Law enforcement has recovered a notebook that belonged to Luigi Mangione, who was charged with shooting health insurance CEO Brian Thompson.]() *\Image: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images\* ## Wack AF Law enforcement has recovered a notebook that belonged to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who was [charged with fatally shooting]() UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week. Mangione was [spotted at a McDonald's]() in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday, leading to his arrest. In addition to an extremely brief, 262-word manifesto, a full copy of which was [obtained by reporter Ken Klippenstein on Tuesday](), Mangione kept separate notes about his plans for the assassination in a spiral-bound notebook, as the [*New York Times* reports](). In the notebook, the [former data engineer]() describes going to the "annual parasitic bean-counter convention" to "wack \[sic\] the CEO," likely referring to the annual UnitedHealthcare investor conference at the Hilton in midtown Manhattan. The notebook also contains passages that justify his plans for killing Thompson, as well as related to-do lists of tasks, [according to ]()*[CNN]().* "It’s targeted, precise, and doesn’t risk innocents," he allegedly wrote in the notebook, reasoning that a bomb was a poor plan because it "could kill innocents." ## Beaning of Life The expression "bean counter" usually refers disparagingly to an accountant or bureaucrat, often in the context of allocating finite resources. That more or less aligns with UnitedHealthcare, a company that has seemingly done everything in its power to deny as much healthcare coverage as it can get away with, going as far as to [develop an AI algorithm with that express purpose](). The corporation has the [highest claim denial rate]() among insurance companies, leading to [widespread outrage]() — and [plenty of dark humor]() in the wake of Thompson's murder. Whether Mangione's killing will have any immediate repercussions in the industry is unlikely. The outfit's parent company's CEO, Andrew Witty, has [already made some eyebrow-raising remarks]() in the wake of the slaying, gloating about UnitedHealth guarding "against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or for unnecessary care to be delivered in a way which makes the whole system too complex and ultimately unsustainable." "So we're going to continue to make that case, and we're going to continue to do the work we do," Witty said in an internal virtual address, also [leaked by Klippenstein](). Meanwhile, Mangione is facing extradition to New York and has been denied bail. Apart from the notebook, he was also found with what cops say was an an [entirely 3D-printed "ghost gun]()," as well as a fake ID he had previously used in New York. Fingerprints recovered at the crime scene also match Mangione's, per *CNN*. **More on the killing:** *[Leaked Video Shows Insurance CEO Gloating About Denying Care, Calling Critics Delusional]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()