UnitedHealthcare CEO killer avoids death penalty with murder, weapon charges dropped
India Today
Luigi Mangione had previously pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including murder, weapons violations, and stalking.
A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Midtown Manhattan in 2024. The ruling is a significant setback for federal prosecutors and means Mangione no longer faces the possibility of the death penalty under the federal case.
Mangione had previously pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including murder, weapons violations, and stalking.
Prosecutors alleged that he gunned down former UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, in a shocking attack that drew widespread condemnation from public officials.
However, the case also sparked intense public debate, with Mangione becoming a controversial figure to some Americans who criticise rising healthcare costs and insurance industry practices.
US District Judge Margaret M Garnett, presiding in Manhattan, ruled that the murder and weapons charges could not stand because they were legally incompatible with the two remaining stalking counts Mangione still faces at the federal level.
As a result, only the stalking-related charges will proceed in federal court.
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