Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to 2 Federal Stalking Counts in 2024 UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 14
Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to 2 Federal Stalking Counts in 2024 UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 14
Summary
Luigi Mangione, 28, admitted in Manhattan federal court that he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024 and pleaded guilty to two stalking charges resulting in death.
Mangione told the judge he tracked down UnitedHealthcare’s investor conference by posing as an investor, then used a 3-D-printed gun with a silencer to kill Thompson outside a Midtown hotel.
Judge Margaret Garnett set sentencing for Dec. 18 and said Mangione faces up to life in prison on each count, with at least 85% of any federal sentence to be served.
The plea does not resolve the separate state murder case set for trial next month; Mangione’s lawyers immediately argued the federal plea should trigger double-jeopardy protections and void the state indictment.
Thompson’s family called the plea an important step toward justice in a killing that shocked the country and also drew support from some Americans angry at the health insurance industry.