Topline
A federal grand jury issued a four-count indictment against Luigi Mangione on Thursday, levying charges on the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year that Attorney General Pam Bondi has said will lead prosecutors to seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
The indictment was returned Thursday. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)
Key Facts
The indictment charges Mangione with murder through use of a firearm, two counts of stalking and a firearms offense, ABC News reported.
Bondi recently pushed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Mangione as part of a larger effort to “carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
One of Mangione’s attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said in a filing that Bondi’s statement “prejudiced the grand jury pool” and “corrupted the grand jury process,” adding the government intends to kill Mangione “as a political stunt.”
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to 11 of his state charges in New York, including one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism.
The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office said in December that Mangione’s state case was “expected to proceed to trial before the federal case.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
