Luigi Mangione Indicted for CEO Murder, Faces Death Penalty

A federal grand jury has issued four charges against Luigi Mangione, the young man from Baltimore accused of murdering United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4th in Manhattan, CE Report quotes ANSA.

On April 1st, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her intention to seek the death penalty for Mangione.

The indictment, filed in U.S. District Court, means the grand jury found probable cause to proceed with charges against the young man — a relatively low burden of proof, but one required under the Fifth Amendment to initiate a criminal case for serious offenses.

Along with the indictment, a judge has been assigned to handle motions, manage disputes, and oversee the trial, including any death penalty proceedings.

Mangione is also facing parallel charges in New York.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has charged him with first-degree murder for the purpose of committing an act of terrorism — a crime that carries life imprisonment without parole.

The same office also indicted Mangione for use of a firearm in committing a murder, a charge that could lead to lethal injection.