Killing-accused Luigi Mangione due in court amid growing expectation of guilty plea

Mangione’s state murder trial is set to begin 8 September and both sets of charges carried the possibility of a life sentence.

Luigi Mangione, 28, entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, resolving one of two cases against him.

Luigi Mangione has entered a guilty plea over charges connected to CEO Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting (Picture: Reuters) Luigi Mangione has entered a guilty plea to federal charges in connection with the fatal shooting of healthcare boss Brian Thompson. Mangione, 28, is accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare i

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to U.S. federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. This happened in New York federal court Friday morning. Mangione also faces charges in New York state court. June Grasso of Bloomber

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO  AP News

Federal murder and weapons charges were previously dismissed on legal grounds

Luigi Mangione in an earlier appearance in state court, ahead of a scheduled murder trial. The Ivy League graduate pleaded guilty to separate stalking charges in federal court. David Dee Delgado-Pool/Getty Images Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to stalking charges in federal court in a striking reversal. In the hearing,

Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking counts in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Luigi Mangione’s lawyer, is in focus after his guilty plea in the Brian Thompson case.

In a crime that gripped the country, Mangione is alleged to have shot dead chief executive of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson, 50, on December 2024, to protest the U.S. insurance system

Luigi Mangione admitted in court on Friday to killing a health insurance executive and pleaded guilty to federal charges of ‌stalking the executive with the intent to kill him. The guilty plea will avert a federal trial in the closely watched case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a brazen crime

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits killing insurance CEO  Reuters

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was condemned by public officials but became emblematic of Americans' frustration with health insurance industry practices.

Mangione's lawyers are expected to argue his federal plea means he cannot be prosecuted in state court for Brian Thompson's slaying due to double jeopardy.

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Luigi Mangione told a federal judge that he “shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan in the back,” adding that he understood his actions and knew what he was doing.

Separate state trial scheduled to start early next month

Plea comes weeks before separate case is scheduled to start in New York, and could throw proceedings into disarray Luigi Mangione trial – latest updates Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case in relation to the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in 2024. Mangione allegedly shot an

Luigi Mangione entered a guilty plea in his federal case at a court appearance in Manhattan Friday morning.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges stemming from the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan two years ago, a development that comes just weeks before his state trial is slated to begin. Mangione entered the plea during a pretrial conference before U.S

Ivy League graduate reverses stance in case that has become lightning rod for debate about US healthcare system

Luigi Mangione has admitted in court to killing a health insurance executive and pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking the executive with the intent to kill him.

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The plea resolve the remaining federal charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and could affect a separate New York state case,

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Healthcare boss Brian Thompson was shot as he left his hotel in New York in 2024.

Luigi Mangione entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, which is ongoing.

State trial on murder, weapons and forgery charges is scheduled for Sept. 8, but his lawyers could seek to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds

Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolves one of two cases against him

Luigi Mangione was charged with ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York hotel as he walked to an annual investor conference

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges  USA Today

Accused healthcare executive killer Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal charges in a deal that will spare the 28-year-old the death penalty in the 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione’s lawyers may use his federal plea to argue that New York prosecutors cannot try him for murder under the state’s double jeopardy law.

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 separa

Mangione admits to shooting Brian Thompson in federal court, still faces separate state charges.

Mangione faced two federal charges of stalking resulting in death in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione said Friday he is pleading guilty to both counts of federal stalking charges connected to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a major development that could complicate Manhattan prosecutors’ separate murder case against him. Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024, intends to plead guilty in his federal criminal case, court was told on Friday.

Luigi Mangione Prepares To Plead Guilty In Healthcare CEO Case  HuffPost

It's unclear what the 28-year-old's plea on stalking charges means for his separate New York state murder case, which is slated to begin this fall

Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty To Stalking Charges In Federal Court  Forbes

Luigi Mangione is scheduled to be in federal court Friday for a hearing at which he's expected to plead guilty in connection with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Mangione, 28, accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, could plead guilty in his federal case on Friday.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges carrying a potential life sentence in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a move that could have major implications for his upcoming state murder trial. “Mr. Mangione is prepared to plead guilty to the indictment at this ti

Mangione’s decision to plead guilty comes after a series of setbacks for his defense.

Luigi Mangione may plead guilty in a federal case charging him with stalking which would then avert a trial.

Luigi Mangione could plead guilty in federal case as soon as Friday  CNN

Luigi Mangione Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Case  WSJ

August 13, 2026 3:59 PM ET Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to plead guilty Friday to federal charges related to the 2024 Manhattan murder, according to an NBC report based on sources familiar with the matter.Mangione, 28, had pleaded not guilty to state and federal

Lawyers for the 28-year-old, who is accused of killing a healthcare chief executive, scheduled an unplanned court hearing with prosecutors. It could change the entire outcome of his New York murder trial, set to begin next month.

Lawyers for the 28-year-old, who is accused of killing a healthcare chief executive, scheduled an unplanned court hearing with prosecutors. It could change the entire outcome of his New York murder trial, set to begin next month.

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal charge of stalking in a Manhattan federal court Friday.

Pool / Jeenah Moon, Getty Images Luigi Mangione, alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to plead guilty to stalking-related charges on Friday, sources say. Mangione is expected to change his plea just weeks before he is set to stand trial in the state murder case. It’s unclear whether the 28

Luigi Mangione is reportedly expected to plead guilty to federal charges over the killing of healthcare boss Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges in the UnitedHealthcare CEO case, potentially delaying his New York City trial.

Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, could plead guilty to federal charges, a source close to the matter has said.

Mr. Mangione faces stalking charges in connection with the killing of an executive in Manhattan. Mr. Mangione could always change his mind at the last minute. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.