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Feds Officially Announce They Will Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione
Charlie Kirk Staff
04/25/2025
Federal prosecutors have announced they will pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The decision was revealed Thursday evening through a court document obtained by Courthouse News Service. It comes about a week after Mangione was officially indicted on federal charges.
Prosecutors claim Mangione “intentionally” killed Thompson because of his role as the head of a health insurance company. According to the filing, “Mangione elected to murder Thompson under these circumstances to amplify an ideological message, maximize the visibility and impact of the victim’s murder, and to provoke broad-based resistance to the victim’s industry.”
The filing also describes Mangione, 26, as a “future danger,” saying he expressed plans “to target an entire industry, and rally political and social opposition to that industry.” It adds that he “[engaged] in an act of lethal violence; and he took steps to evade law enforcement, flee New York City immediately after the murder, and cross state lines while armed with a privately manufactured firearm and silencer.”
Mangione faces charges of stalking and murdering Thompson by using interstate travel, electronic communications, and a firearm, according to court documents from the Southern District of New York filed last week, reports Fox.
Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly confirmed the government’s intentions on April 1. “After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President [Donald] Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again,” Bondi said.
Mangione has entered a not guilty plea to all charges.
He was arrested in Pennsylvania after a weeklong manhunt in December, where authorities found him at a McDonald’s. He is also facing additional charges in Pennsylvania related to his arrest.
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