The US Attorney-General has directed prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for the 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealth Group CEO. In official statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo labeled the Attorney General’s move as “barbaric.”
“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. 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,” - said Attorney General Pamela Bondi in released statement.
It is alleged that Luigi Mangione stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024.Thompson, who was reportedly in New York City for a conference, was shot outside his hotel. After a five-day nationwide manhunt, Mangione was captured and arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, PA, and extradited to New York City.
The murder is believed to have been "politically motivated". Mangione's actions were premeditated and involved significant planning. Furthermore, since the murder occurred in a public area with bystanders present, it may have posed a serious risk of harm to others nearby, , according to the statement.
Following federal murder charges handed down on Dec. 19, 2024, Attorney General Bondi has now directed Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky to seek the death penalty in this case.
Following to Attorney General's statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said: “By seeking to murder Luigi Mangione, the Justice Department has moved from the dysfunctional to the barbaric.”
“Their decision to execute Luigi is political and goes against the recommendation of the local federal prosecutors, the law, and historical precedent,” Agnifilio said. “While claiming to protect against murder, the federal government moves to commit the pre-meditated, state-sponsored murder of Luigi. By doing this, they are defending the broken, immoral, and murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people.”
Agnifilio went to declare that Mangione’s team is ready to fight federal charges, labelling his case as an example of dysfunction and corruption at the hands of the government.
“We are prepared to fight these federal charges, brought by a lawless Justice Department, as well as the New York State charges, and the Pennsylvania charges, and anything else they want to pile on Luigi,” Agnifilio concluded.
“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.”
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