Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty in Federal CEO Killing Case

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court to federal charges linked to the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, officials said. Prosecutors described the federal case as separate from a parallel prosecution that remains active in New York state court.

Mangione, 28, admitted guilt to two counts that prosecutors characterized as stalking offenses that resulted in death. Officials said the statements he made in open court provided the factual basis for the guilty pleas.

Federal stalking charges resulting in death In the

Federal stalking charges resulting in death

In the federal proceeding In the federal proceeding, Mangione pleaded guilty to interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through the use of interstate facilities resulting in death, officials said. Prosecutors emphasized that these federal counts are being handled on a track distinct from the state case. During the hearing, Mangione testified that he researched the company’s investor conference and posed as an investor to obtain information he said he needed to target the executive, according to an account of the proceedings. Officials cited those admissions as key elements supporting the federal counts. Admissions in court about the Manhattan shooting Officials said Mangione acknowledged in court that he shot Thompson in Manhattan. According to the account of the proceedings, he also told the court he understood his actions were illegal. Officials said those statements, made in open court, were central to establishing the factual foundation for the two federal stalking charges that resulted in death. Prosecutors and officials presented Friday’s pleas as a major step in the federal track, while stressing that the broader legal process is not finished. Arrest after a five-day manhunt and parallel state case Officials said the federal case followed a five-day manhunt that ended with Mangione’s arrest at a Pennsylvania restaurant in December 2024. They said that arrest set in motion both the federal prosecution and the separate New York state court case, which is continuing in parallel. Officials also said it remains uncertain how the Officials also said it remains uncertain how the federal convictions will intersect procedurally with the state prosecution as it advances. For now, prosecutors have continued to describe the federal and state matters as distinct, even as both remain active.

New York state charges and upcoming trial schedule

In New York state court, officials said Mangione still faces charges that include second-degree murder and firearm-related offenses. In that forum, officials said he has previously entered not guilty pleas.

Officials said the state trial is scheduled to begin next month, which would be the next major milestone in court proceedings connected to Thompson’s death. Prosecutors have not presented Friday’s federal pleas as resolving the state case, and officials have emphasized that the state track continues on its own timeline.