DOJ to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in CEO murder case
- Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state charges and faces multiple federal charges, including murder through the use of a firearm.
- Bondi described Thompson's murder as a 'premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,' emphasizing a commitment to combat violent crime.
- The murder occurred outside a Manhattan hotel where Thompson was attending a conference.
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When a terrorist killed 8 people, a NY jury did not vote to execute him. Luigi Mangione's odds of dodging death are better yet.
Luigi Manigone has a good chance of dodging the death penalty, ex-prosecutors say.Curtis Means/AP Photo; St. Charles County Department of Corrections/Getty ImagesThe US seeks to execute Luigi Mangione for the ambush murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.The government's odds for success are steep, given the hesitancy of death penalty juries in NY.In 2023, a death penalty jury could not agree on Sayfullo Saipov, a terrorist who killed 8 p…


US Attorney General wants death penalty for Luigi Mangione
The US attorney general wants federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, suspected of murdering insurance CEO Brian Thompson. It is described as part of the Trump administration's push for more federal capital punishment. "We are implementing President Trump's policy of stopping violent crime and making America safe again," writes Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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