Informant in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case has to wait, know the reason for the delay

The rewards from NYPD Crime Stoppers and the FBI depend on Mangione’s conviction, which could take time.

Both the person who called 911 and the restaurant customer who recognized Mangione could be eligible.

After a bushy-browed man was caught on camera shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, authorities put a bounty on his head.

The New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers program offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the killer. The Federal Bureau of Investigation did the same, offering a $50,000 reward.

But Mangione needs to be convicted before the informant who called 911 about Luigi Mangione, who was arrested Monday and charged with murder, gets any money.

A typical Crime Stoppers reward is less than $3,500. In those cases, informants can be paid after an arrest and indictment.

But when the reward amount exceeds that amount, the money is not distributed until there is a conviction, either at trial or through a guilty plea, according to a spokesperson for the New York City Police Foundation, which manages the funds.

Officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione at a McDonald’s restaurant on charges that he lied about his identity and was illegally carrying a ghost gun, which police said was assembled from 3D-printed parts.

Mangione will likely be extradited to New York, where a warrant indicates he will be charged with murder, among other crimes. Mangione has not made any public statements since his arrest and has not yet entered a plea to the charges against him.