Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says
- Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- Mangione is accused of stalking Thompson and shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as Thompson headed to an investor conference.
- The federal case includes two stalking charges, and a Friday hearing has been scheduled in Manhattan federal court.
- Mangione also faces separate state charges in New York and has pleaded not guilty in that case.
- A guilty plea in the federal case could affect the state prosecution, though state prosecutors say the cases are distinct and double jeopardy should not apply.
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person said Mangione could still change his mind.
Mangione is accused of traveling to New York City to ambush Thompson and shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as Thompson walked to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference. The federal case includes two stalking charges, and a hastily scheduled hearing is set for Friday in Manhattan federal court.
Mangione also faces separate state charges in New York and has pleaded not guilty there. His state murder trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 8. The report says a guilty plea in the federal case could give his lawyers a basis to seek dismissal of the state case on double jeopardy grounds, although state prosecutors dispute that argument.
The article says both the federal and state cases arose from the same killing, but they involve different charges. Mangione’s lawyers and federal prosecutors declined to comment on the reported plea talks.
美联社称，路易吉·曼乔内预计将对联合健康集团首席执行官遇害案联邦指控认罪
据一位知情人士称，路易吉·曼乔内最早可能在周五对联邦案件中的指控认罪。该案指控他跟踪并杀害了联合健康集团首席执行官布赖恩·汤普森。知情人士同时表示，曼乔内仍可能改变主意。
检方称，曼乔内被指前往纽约市伏击汤普森，并于2024年12月4日在曼哈顿一家酒店外开枪，事发时汤普森正前往联合健康集团年度投资者大会。联邦案件包含两项跟踪指控，曼哈顿联邦法院已临时安排周五举行听证会。
曼乔内在纽约州还面临单独的州级指控，并已在州案中表示不认罪。他的州级谋杀审判定于9月8日开始。报道说，如果他在联邦案件中认罪，辩方可能据此要求以双重追诉为由撤销州案，不过州检方对此持反对意见。
报道指出，联邦和州两起案件都源于同一起杀人事件，但适用的指控不同。曼乔内的律师以及联邦检方都没有就相关认罪谈判发表评论。