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He McDonald’s employee who called the police when he saw Luigi MangioneThe alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare subsidiary CEO Brian Thompson could receive a reward of up to $60,000 that the FBI and Crime Stoppers program were offering to anyone who provides any information to help solve the case.

Although the police and prosecutors acted quickly, arresting the 26-year-old, Reward delivery may take some time and finally be less than this figure after taxes are applied and depending on the importance of the clues provided.

According to the CBS network, the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers received more than 400 calls in the five days the case was under investigation, yielding 30 pieces of evidence useful to the case.

The FBI offered a reward of up to $50,000 and a Crime Stoppers program of up to $3,500, which was later increased to $10,000, for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect.

A fast food employee who may have been entitled to a reward called 911 at institution in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Last Monday, to report that he had found a suspect, police rushed to the scene and arrested a 26-year-old man.

911 records the caller’s number and name, but the tipster remains anonymous.

To receive a reward, the person reporting the information must be nominated, usually by a federal investigative agency, and then the board reviews the information and his role in the investigation and decides whether he should be awarded the full amount.

However, most rewards require the defendant’s conviction, and given the nature of the murder charges and the multiple jurisdictions involved, it could be a year or more before a trial begins, according to the Associated Press.

The alleged killer, Luigi Mangione, remains in Pennsylvania’s maximum security State Correctional Institution (SCI) prison, awaiting possible extradition to New York, which the suspect is expected to oppose.

EFE