The Attorney General’s office has issued a recent update regarding the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as they declare the Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty!
26-year-old suspected gunman Luigi Mangione is currently facing federal charges for murder through the use of a firearm making him eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted, reports ABC News.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday (April 1st) during a news conference that she will be directing Prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
“Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Pam said in an issued statement. “After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
As we previously reported Brian was fatally shot early in the morning in New York City, outside of a Hilton Hotel located in Midtown Manhattan as he made his way to an investors conference on December 14th.
“As alleged, Mangione planned his attack for months and stalked his victim for days before murdering him — methodically planning when, where, and how to carry out his crime,”previously stated then-Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Five days after Brian’s murder, Luigi was arrested at a local McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Luigi’s attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo referred to the Department of Justice’s decision as political.
“—goes against the recommendation of the local federal prosecutors, the law, and historical precedent.”
“While claiming to protect against murder, the federal government moves to commit the pre-meditated, state-sponsored murder of Luigi,” said Karen. “By doing this, they are defending the broken, immoral, and murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people.”
“We are prepared to fight these federal charges, brought by a lawless Justice Department, as well as the New York State charges, and the Pennsylvania charges, and anything else they want to pile on Luigi,” Karen continued.
“This is a corrupt web of government dysfunction and one-upmanship. Luigi is caught in a high-stakes game of tug-of-war between state and federal prosecutors, except the trophy is a young man’s life.”
Luigi has pleaded not guilty to state charges and is scheduled to return to federal court later this month on the 18th.
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