New York Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Charges Involving Threats Against Relative of UnitedHealthcare Founder

Cyberstalking Case: Shane Daley Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

On Thursday, Shane Daley, 40, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking in federal court, admitting to leaving harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family member of Brian Thompson, the slain UnitedHealthcare CEO.

Background In December 2024, Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside a New York City hotel by Luigi Mangione, who was allegedly angered over what he viewed as corporate greed. Mangione has pleaded not guilty and faces trials in state and federal court.

Guilty Plea As part of his guilty plea, Daley admitted to placing multiple calls to a work line used by a member of Thompson's family in the days after he was killed, leaving messages with threatening and harassing language. He expressed satisfaction over the killing and stated that the family member and Thompson's children deserved to meet the same violent end.

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Sentencing Shane Daley, a resident of Galway, New York, will be sentenced on July 17. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.