US demands death penalty for Luigi Mangione
02/04/2025
Mangione, 26, pleaded not guilty to the charges in New York State Court. - AP Photo
YORK: The US Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, has ordered the Federal Prosecutor to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.
Mangione is a suspect in the murder case of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division, who was shot dead in an incident in New York last year.
His defence lawyer condemned the decision and described it as cruel and inhumane. According to him, the federal government blatantly planned to carry out state-sponsored killings.
Mangione, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges in New York State Court, including charges of murder as an act of terrorism and unlawful possession of a firearm, which carries a sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted.
New York does not have the death penalty under state law, but Mangione also faces federal charges in Manhattan Court, where prosecutors will now seek the death penalty, as announced by Bondi.
Mangione has yet to enter any confessions to the federal charges, and if found guilty, a decision on the death penalty will be decided in a separate phase by a unanimous jury.
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