Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case related to UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Mangione's lawyers argue his federal plea bars his prosecution for murder in state court for Brian Thompson's slaying due to New York's double jeopardy law

Plea comes weeks before separate case is scheduled to start in New York, and could throw proceedings into disarrayLuigi Mangione trial – latest updatesLuigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case in relation to the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in 2024.Mangione confessed that he shot and killed Thompson outside a New York City hotel on 4 December 2024. In his federal case, he faced stalking charges, after other charges, including murder, were dropped. Continue reading...
Mangione's lawyers argue his federal plea bars his prosecution for murder in state court for Brian Thompson's slaying due to New York's double jeopardy law
Mangione told the court that he ‘shot Mr. Thompson and he died.’
Mangione pleaded guilty to two charges that each carry a possible life sentence: interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death.