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Catherina Gioino

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO. 'I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died'

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Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, an admission that immediately set off a legal fight over whether he can still be tried on separate murder charges in New York state court.

Mangione, 28, entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court. “On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the court.

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