Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione admitted to shooting Thompson and acknowledged that he knew his actions were illegal. He described traveling to Manhattan ahead of the shooting and creating a gun with a 3D printer and attaching a silencer to it.

Mangione's trial over the two federal charges was scheduled for January 2027, but he changed his plea to guilty. Judge Margaret Garnett told Mangione he will still be required to serve up to 85% of his sentence for the federal charges. Thompson's family released a statement saying they remain mindful that additional proceedings in New York and Pennsylvania are still to come, and they will continue to seek justice for Thompson.

Mangione is still facing a trial in New York state court next month, where he will face some of the most serious charges levied against him. He has pleaded not guilty to all eight charges in New York, and if convicted, he could face a life sentence. Mangione's lawyers are using Friday's federal plea to request that all but one separate state charge be dismissed, arguing that the weapons and murder counts against him should not move forward due to double jeopardy.