DOJ to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in CEO murder case

DOJ to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in CEO murder case


Luigi Mangione, accused killer of US insurance CEO Brian Thompson, sits in Manhattan Supreme Court as he attends a hearing in New York City on Feb. 21, 2025.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said she had ordered federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the case against Luigi Mangione in connection with the December slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.

“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi said in a statement.

“After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again,” the attorney general said.

Mangione is being prosecuted in U.S. District Court in Manhattan with federal crimes related to Thompson’s killing on December 4 in outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan.

He also faces state criminal charges in Manhattan Supreme Court, which is a trial level court.

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