Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference in 2024 and gunned him down on a New York City street . Mangione, 28, said he even used a ruse to glean information about the event, contacting the health insurance company ahead of time under…
Luigi Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to federal stalking charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024. Mangione admitted to trailing Thompson to an investor conference and shooting him on a New York City street. Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman firing the fatal shot.
Mangione used a ruse to gather information about the event, posing as an investor for a multibillion-dollar firm. He expressed remorse, stating he endured severe pain from a broken back and navigated obstacles in the health insurance system before targeting Thompson. Thompson, 50, was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, a large health insurer.
Mangione, despite not being a UnitedHealthcare customer, was arrested five days after the shooting in Pennsylvania, about 230 miles from Manhattan. The case has raised questions about health insurers and sparked support for Mangione among some critics. He is scheduled for sentencing on December 18.
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