Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO, admits killing him

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, per multiple reports. Why it matters: Mangione was facing a potential life sentence if convicted in a federal trial, and the guilty plea could mean his lawyers ask to dismiss separate state charges, including second-degree murder. Mangione's legal team has argued that charging him in both federal and state courts constituted double jeopardy, a legal…