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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, said he even used a ruse to glean information about the event, contacting the health insurance company ahead of time under the guise of being an investor at a multibillion-dollar firm. "On the morning of Dec. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died," Mangione told the Manhattan federal court, which he entered shackled at the feet but not handcuffed in his beige jail uniform. Listening in the audience, Thompson's wife, Paulette, took several deep breaths and repeatedly wiped tears from her eyes. Prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term at Mangione's sentencing, set for Dec.

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Scoop News DeskNew York · Published Friday, August 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC

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Garnett asked whether he understood that he could spend the rest of his life behind bars, Mangione answered neutrally: "Yes." In a statement, Thompson's family called the plea "an important step toward justice" and noted that Mangione still faces other cases, including a New York state murder prosecution. 1 dead — Brian Thompson Mangione was arrested five days after the shooting, when he was spotted at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) west of Manhattan.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, said he even used a ruse to glean information about the event, contacting the health insurance company ahead of time under the guise of being an investor at a multibillion-dollar firm. "On the morning of Dec. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died," Mangione told the Manhattan federal court, which he entered shackled at the feet but not handcuffed in his beige jail uniform. Listening in the audience, Thompson's wife, Paulette, took several deep breaths and repeatedly wiped tears from her eyes. Prosecutors plan to seek a life prison term at Mangione's sentencing, set for Dec.
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