- Luigi Mangione has agreed to plead guilty to federal stalking charges stemming from the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- Mangione's lawyers informed a federal judge in Manhattan of his intent to plead guilty to two counts, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
- The federal plea comes about a month before Mangione goes on trial in New York state court on separate charges, including second-degree murder.
- Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on December 9, 2024, following a multi-state manhunt after Thompson was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel.
- Authorities found a ghost gun and bullet casings inscribed with health insurance terms, highlighting Mangione's alleged animosity toward the industry.
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