Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
What's next: He faces up to life in prison on federal charges, while his lawyers seek to throw out state charges.
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to interstate stalking resulting in death in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In court, Mangione admitted shooting Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024, and said he knew what he was doing. The guilty plea exposes him to a maximum sentence of life in prison. He still faces separate state charges tied to Thompson’s death, though his lawyers are trying to get those counts dismissed after the federal plea. Thompson, a Minnesota resident and father of two, was in New York City on business when he was killed.