New York Man Charged With Cyberstalking Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Just hours after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in midtown Manhattan, a man from upstate New York allegedly began targeting the grieving family with threats, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.

Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, was arrested Tuesday and charged with cyberstalking for allegedly sending multiple harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family member of Thompson.

According to a federal criminal complaint, Daley began placing calls to a work phone line used by the relative on Dec. 4, 2024 — the same day Thompson was murdered — and continued over the next three days. In the voicemails, Daley allegedly expressed satisfaction over Thompsons killing, made disturbing remarks about the circumstances of his death, and said the victim and Thompsons children deserved to meet a similar violent fate.

“Brian Thompson was gunned down in midtown Manhattan. Daley, as alleged, gleefully welcomed this tragedy and did all that he could to increase the Thompson familys pain and suffering,” said Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III. “My office and its partners will now do all that we can to hold him accountable for this vicious and outrageous conduct.”

“Shane Daley allegedly repeatedly harassed the grieving family of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare gunned down in New York City,” said Christopher G. Raia, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “The recurrent calls and messages in the days following Brian Thompsons murder were more than callous and cold-hearted harassment — they were threatening and terrified a family already suffering following the violent death of their loved one. The FBI will continue to bring to justice any individual attempting to stalk and harass innocent Americans.”

Daley faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release if convicted.