A federal grand jury in New York has indicted 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on four charges in connection with the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The indictment, unsealed Thursday in the Southern District of New York, follows an earlier state-level murder charge and escalates the case to federal prosecution, with the Department of Justice now pursuing the death penalty.
The grand jury charged Mangione with two counts of stalking — one involving travel in interstate commerce and another involving the use of interstate communication — as well as one count of murder through the use of a firearm and an additional firearms-related charge.
🚨 #BREAKING: A grand jury just indicted assassin Luigi Mangione on FOUR federal charges, making him eligible for the death penalty.
➡️ Stalking – Interstate travel
➡️ Stalking – Use of interstate facilities
➡️ Murder through use of a firearm
➡️ Firearms offenseGood.… pic.twitter.com/J694XhKH9V
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
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The charges come in addition to a first-degree murder charge previously filed by the County of New York in December 2024, which classified the killing as an act of terrorism.
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Thompson, a father of two and the chief executive of one of the largest healthcare insurers in the country, was fatally shot outside his hotel in New York City on December 4.
The brazen killing sparked a multi-day manhunt across state lines, ultimately leading authorities to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where Mangione was taken into custody on December 9.
Following an internal review by the Justice Department, Attorney General of the United States Pam Bondi announced on April 1 that federal prosecutors would pursue the death penalty against Mangione. In a written statement, Bondi described the killing as “premeditated” and “cold-blooded,” calling it a national tragedy.
“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 stated.
“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.”
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Directs Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
🔗: https://t.co/4h453EbjJu pic.twitter.com/EdQQto8ezD
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) April 1, 2025
The announcement drew immediate pushback from Mangione’s defense team.
His attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, condemned the Justice Department’s decision as “barbaric” and argued that the federal government was protecting a corrupt healthcare system.
“This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship. Luigi is caught in a high-stakes game of tug-of-war between state and federal prosecutors, except the trophy is a young man’s life,” Agnifilo said in a statement released on April 1.
She further alleged that the government’s actions were part of a broader effort to defend “the broken, immoral, and murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people.”
The defense has also filed a motion challenging the legality of the death penalty pursuit.
In a filing cited by The New York Times, Mangione’s lawyers claim that Bondi violated standard protocol by publicly announcing the death penalty directive before the defense team was given a formal opportunity to respond.
The filing also requests that prosecutors be barred from seeking capital punishment in the case.
The federal charges now take precedence in the proceedings, though Mangione could still face state-level penalties depending on how the prosecution unfolds. A trial date has not yet been announced.
Democrats have a strange obsession & loyalty to criminals:
🔘 George Floyd – Fentanyl Addict
🔘 Luigi Mangione – CEO assassin
🔘 Karmelo Anthony – Track Meet Murderer
🔘 Kilmar Abrego Garcia – MS-13 member & human smuggler
Are you seeing it?
It’s Evil worship by the Left pic.twitter.com/1YCIwABok4
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