路易吉·曼乔内纽约市检察官周三在一份新的法庭文件中表示，他违反了最后一次出庭时获得的“特殊待遇”，当时手写的笔记藏在他获准穿着的一双阿盖尔短袜内。
曼乔内被指控枪杀联合医疗集团首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森文件显示，去年12月，他因“时尚需求”得到了特殊照顾，被允许在2月21日出庭前换下监狱发放的服装。
文件称，辩护团队给了一名法庭官员一袋衣服，其中包括一双用纸板包裹的新阿盖尔短袜。
曼哈顿地方检察官办公室表示，“纸板中藏着两张心形的私人纸条，一张写给一个名叫‘琼’的陌生人，另一张写给路易吉，部分内容是‘知道有成千上万的人祝你好运’”。
“尽管如此，被告还是被允许穿阿盖尔短袜，他先是换上，后来又换下，因为他觉得‘它们不好看’”，检察官说。
曼乔内最终没有穿袜子出现在法庭上，脚踝上带着脚镣。
“幸运的是，走私的物品是手写的笔记，而不是能够伤害运输官员的违禁品，”检察官指出。
服装细节包括在一份文件中，该文件回应了辩方的指控，即检察官扣留了大陪审团证人的证词和曼乔内被捕时扣押的电子设备的副本，违反了发现义务。
检察官承认，他们没有在大陪审团面前提供平民证人的证词，因为他们“构成了大陪审团面前证词的一小部分”，包括23名证人中的4名。否则，地方检察官办公室说，已经有足够的发现披露给被告。
检察官在周三的法庭文件中还表示，曼乔内在监狱中不需要他自己的“特制笔记本电脑”，因为他“未能证明有必要”获得一台。
曼乔内的律师要求为他提供一台“根据拘留中心的规定修改过的”笔记本电脑，以便他可以查看视频、照片和其他证据。
“没有笔记本电脑，曼乔内先生就可以在律师不在场的情况下查看发现，没有足够的探视时间让辩方查看被告的所有发现(包括数千小时的视频)，也符合法庭目前的动议日程，”辩方说。
布鲁克林大都会拘留中心的囚犯很少有笔记本电脑。
检察官表示，曼乔内“有足够的机会使用台式电脑”，可以用来审查证据，进行法律研究，发送电子邮件和起草动议。
具有讽刺意味的是，辩方一有机会就重复说被告受到的待遇不同于其他处境相似的被告。然而，这正是辩方寻求的——在没有必要的情况下，对被告进行特殊处理，”助理地方检察官乔尔·塞德曼说。
12月4日，曼乔内涉嫌在曼哈顿中城的一家希尔顿酒店外开枪打死了汤普森，当时这位首席执行官正前往参加一个投资者会议。
根据一份新披露的法庭文件，曼乔内在宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳被捕时携带的背包里装满了物品，这些物品可能表明他打算继续逃亡，并可能再次杀人。
自动发现表显示，背包里有一把枪、一个格洛克(Glock)弹匣、9毫米子弹和一个消音器，还有一把刀、手机充电器、胶带、护照、拉链、衣服、一台电脑和手写笔记。
当局还发现了在CVS购买物品的收据和在纽约市一家旅馆登记的收据，登记的名字是马克·罗萨里奥，这与曼乔内据称携带的假新泽西驾照上的名字相符。
文件称，检察官从与曼乔内有关的设备中提取了数据，其中包括一部摩托罗拉手机，据称他在逃跑时掉了这部手机。
曼乔内对州政府的指控拒不认罪。
他还没有对联邦指控提出抗辩。其中一项联邦指控，使用枪支谋杀，使曼乔内有资格被判死刑如果被判有罪。
他将于4月18日再次出庭。
Handwritten notes found in Luigi Mangione's argyle socks at court, violating his 'special treatment': Prosecutors
Luigi Mangioneviolated the "special treatment" he was afforded for his last court appearance when handwritten notes were concealed inside a pair of argyle socks he was allowed to wear, New York City prosecutors said Wednesday in a new court filing.
Mangione, who is accused ofgunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompsonin December, was given special accommodations for his "fashion needs" when he was allowed to change out of his jail-issued clothing before his Feb. 21 court appearance, according to the filing.
The defense team gave a court officer a bag of clothes, which included a new pair of argyle socks wrapped around cardboard, the filing said.
"Secreted in the cardboard were two personal heart-shaped notes, one addressed to an unknown person named 'Joan' and the other to Luigi stating in part 'know there are thousands of people wishing you luck,'" the Manhattan district attorney’s office said.
"In spite of this, the defendant was permitted to wear the argyle socks, which he first changed into and later changed out of because he felt that 'they did not look good,'" prosecutors said.
Mangione ended up appearing sock-less at the court appearance, with shackles around his ankles.
"Fortunately, the items smuggled were handwritten notes and not contraband capable of harming the transporting officers," prosecutors noted.
The sartorial detail was included in a filing that responded to defense accusations that prosecutors withheld grand jury witness testimony and copies of electronic devices seized upon Mangione’s arrest, in violation of discovery obligations.
Prosecutors conceded they have not provided the testimony of civilian witnesses before the grand jury because they "constituted a fraction of the testimony before the Grand Jury," comprising four of the 23 witnesses called. Otherwise, the DA's office said there have been ample discovery disclosures to the defense.
Prosecutors also said in Wednesday's court filing that Mangione does not need his own "specially formulated laptop" in jail because he "fails to show a necessity" to receive one.
Mangione's attorneys asked that he be provided with a laptop "modified to the detention center’s regulations" so he can view videos, photos and other evidence.
"Without the laptop, which allows Mr. Mangione to review discovery outside the presence of counsel, there are not enough visiting hours that would allow the defense to view all discovery with the defendant (including thousands of hours of video) and also meet the Court's current motion schedule," the defense said.
Few inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn are given laptops.
Prosecutors said Mangione "has ample access to desktop computers" that he can use to review evidence, conduct legal research, send emails and draft motions.
"Ironically, the defense repeats at every opportunity that defendant is being treated differently than other defendants similarly situated. Yet, that's precisely what the defense seeks -- special treatment for defendant, without circumstances that warrant it," Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann said.
On Dec. 4, Mangione allegedly shot and killed Thompson in a premeditated attack outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan as the CEO headed to an investors conference.
According to a newly disclosed court document, the backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after the murder was full of items that could suggest he intended to remain on the run and, possibly, kill again.
The backpack had a gun, a Glock magazine, 9 mm cartridges and a silencer, along with a knife, phone charger, duct tape, passport, zip ties, clothes, a computer and handwritten notes, the automatic discovery form said.
Authorities also found receipts for items purchased at a CVS and for registration at a New York City hostel under the name Mark Rosario, which matches the name on a fake New Jersey driver's license Mangione allegedly carried.
Prosecutors extracted data from devices linked to Mangione, including a Motorola cellphone he allegedly dropped while fleeing, the document said.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state charges.
He has not yet entered a plea to federal charges. One of the federal charges, murder through use of a firearm, makes Mangioneeligible for the death penaltyif convicted.
He is due back in court on April 18.
