Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on Friday.
Mangione told the court on Friday, “I knew what I was doing.”
Judge Margaret Garnett accepted Mangione’s plea.
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial begins on September 8.
BREAKING: Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, “I knew what I was doing.”
Judge Margaret Garnett accepted his plea after asking whether he understands that he could face a maximum sentence… pic.twitter.com/Z0WdStAzoO
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Attorneys spoke after Luigi Mangione’s federal court appearance and plea.
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As previously reported, UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in the chest in December 2024 outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan in a targeted attack.
Thompson, 50, arrived before 7 am for a conference when he was shot at multiple times by Mangione, who police say was waiting for him to arrive.
Thompson was pronounced dead at the Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Chilling surveillance video shows Luigi Mangione methodically getting into position as Brian Thompson walked in front of the Manhattan Hilton Hotel.
Mangione fired several rounds at Brian Thompson, causing him to stumble, before shooting him again.
Luigi Mangione was anti-Capitalist and ranted about the healthcare industry’s massive profits.
A New York judge last year dropped the state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione.
In December 2024, Mangione was indicted on 11 criminal counts, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, for the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg previously outlined the charges in a statement, revealing that the New York State Supreme Court indictment includes:
Murder in the First Degree, a class A-I felony, one count
Murder in the Second Degree, a class A-I felony, two counts
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, as a class C felony, two counts
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class D felony, four counts
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count
Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree, a class D felony, one count
The judge dismissed two terrorism charges on Tuesday, citing a lack of sufficient evidence.
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