Donations for the legal defense of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, topped $55,000 Thursday, amid a wave of online support for the suspect that’s shown no signs of cresting.
There is no evidence this is an official donation fund
I’ve never heard of “GiveSendGo”, and who is d4legalcomm@gmail.com (the email address listed on the GiveSendGo page)? The fact that it’s some random Gmail is kinda sketchy. Are we sure this is legit?
GiveSendGo is a Christian crowdfunding website.[5] GiveSendGo has attracted controversy for allowing far-right extremists to fundraise, including neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups.[15]
I’ve never heard of “GiveSendGo”, and who is
d4legalcomm@gmail.com(the email address listed on the GiveSendGo page)? The fact that it’s some random Gmail is kinda sketchy. Are we sure this is legit?It’s probably not legit, which is why I’m holding off until his public defender gives official information about any potential donations.
If it’s probably not legit, why did you post it?
Because the fact that this knock off gofundme exploded so quick is itself news.
No. In an interview the attorney seemed to not be interested in accepting donations.
Wikipedia explains who they are very well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveSendGo
They have also had multiple security breaches.
Yikes
oh… oh no.
Unfortunately probably the only such site that might host such a fundraiser
I get what you mean there. I hope they have improved their security since then.