Mangione Indicted Of Federal Death Penalty Charges

April 17, 2025 Crime, New York City

ABC News reports:

A federal grand jury in New York on Thursday returned a four-count indictment against alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione that charges him with two counts of stalking, firearms offense and murder through the use of a firearm, a charge that makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

Mangione is charged with stalking United Healthcare chief Brian Thompson outside the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan and then shooting him to death on Dec. 4, 2024. Attorney General Pam Bondi has already signaled her intention to pursue the death penalty, which his lawyers are actively trying to stop.

From last week’s New York Times report:

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a federal court on Friday to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him, arguing that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recently announced decision to do so was “explicitly and unapologetically political.”

Mr. Mangione’s lawyers argued that Ms. Bondi’s real motive in making the announcement was to garner press attention, noting that she discussed her decision in a “Fox News Sunday” interview and “publicly released her order so she would have ‘content’ for her newly launched Instagram account.”

They said she had also violated Justice Department protocols to ensure such decisions are made fairly and consistently. These protocols include letting defense lawyers make detailed written and oral presentations to a U.S. attorney’s office and Justice Department officials in Washington.

Expect a showboating presser from Bondi any minute.



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