US EditionUnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges
- Luigi Mangione, 26, was indicted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with charges including two counts of stalking and a firearms offense.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Mangione, marking a return of such efforts after a moratorium under the Biden administration.
- Mangione's indictment follows the alleged premeditated murder of Thompson, executed outside a Manhattan hotel during UnitedHealthcare's investor conference, with police noting hostility toward the health insurance industry.
- Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, criticized the pursuit of the death penalty, calling it a political stunt that undermines due process rights.
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Grand Jury Indicts Luigi Mangione; Charge Could Lead to Death Sentence
Here in New York, a federal grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione, charging him with stalking and murder through the use of a firearm in the December shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The murder charge holds a possible death penalty sentence, if convicted. Mangione’s lawyer accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of “prejudicing” the grand jury when she signaled recently she would seek the death penalty for Mangione. Mangione’s defense sa…
Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in killing of United Healthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is facing charges of stalking -- travel interstate commerce, stalking -- use of interstate facilities, murder through use of firearm and a firearm offense.
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