Luigi Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, has a stunning Sean “Diddy” Combs connection. The former prosecutor is married to Marc Agnifilo, who has been representing the disgraced rapper towards his intercourse trafficking expenses. However, this isn’t the primary time that the husband-wife duo has concurrently been concerned in highly-publicised instances.
Luigi Mangione and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ legal professionals are married
Karen, who has been employed by UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson homicide suspect, left her longtime place as the pinnacle of the intercourse crimes unit within the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in 2021. With a profession spanning almost three a long time, she spent nearly all of her time as a public servant, together with as chief of the workplace’s trial division for 4 years. For seven years, from 2014 to 2021, she served as second-in-command beneath DA Cyrus Vance.
Following her exit from public service, Karen joined her husband’s personal agency, Agnifilo Intrater LLP, the place she is presently a companion. She has additionally made a number of appearances within the media as a commentator. Her tv stints embrace authorized analyst for CNN, authorized advisor for Law and Order, and a weekly authorized podcast. As she’s thought to be a seasoned skilled in her discipline, different legal professionals do not consider it as a shock that she is representing Mangione.
“She’s received as a lot expertise as any human being, particularly within the state court docket,” a New York prosecutor advised CNN. “She is aware of each hall, each choose, each clerk within the courthouse,” they added. Similarly, her husband, Marc, has additionally been a lawyer for over 30 years. Prior to taking up Combs’ case, he defended notable shoppers like Martin Shkreli (the “Pharma Bro”), Keith Raniere (the NXIVM cult chief), and Roger Ng (Malaysia 1MDB scandal).
Following Combs’ arrest, Marc advised TMZ that the disgraced rapper is “not a prison.” “We are dissatisfied with the choice to pursue what we consider is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” he mentioned on September 16, including, “He [Combs] is an imperfect individual however isn’t a prison.” “These are the acts of an harmless man with nothing to cover, and he appears to be like ahead to clearing his identify in court docket,” Marc additional advised the outlet.