Luigi Mangione, 26, is facing federal murder and stalking charges alongside state murder and terrorism charges for the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson. Federal prosecutors allege Mangione planned the attack for months, driven by his contempt for the health insurance industry and wealthy executives.
A suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson is being charged with federal murder and stalking crimes, according to a court document, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York prosecutors. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are charging Luigi Mangione, 26, with the federal crime of murder using a firearm, two charges of stalking and a charge of using an illegal gun silencer, according to a criminal complaint.
While the killing of Thompson has been broadly condemned, Mangione has been feted as a folk hero by some in the US who decry the steep costs of healthcare and the power that insurance companies have to deny paying for some medical treatments. Federal charges potentially allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty, which has been abolished in New York for decades.
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