Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Posted August 14, 2026 10:41 am
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, which is ongoing. This resolves one of two cases against him in connection with Thompson’s death.
Mangione is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 8 on state murder charges. With his guilty plea in federal court, his lawyers could seek to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds.
Authorities say Mangione stalked Thompson, 50, then shot him outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as the executive walked to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference.