New: Luigi Mangione Now Faces Federal Charges

Luigi Mangione, who stands accused of stalking and murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will now also face federal charges. An indictment has been filed in the Southern District of New York.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024, has been federally indicted.
The indictment filed against Mangione in the Southern District of New York charges him with stalking and murdering Thompson, using interstate travel, electronic communications, and a firearm.
The federal charge of murder through the use of a firearm carries a maximum sentence of death, if convicted.

This not only heaps on the charges Mangione already faces, but also is a step away from New York's notoriously lax justice system, and puts the death penalty on the table.

The federal grand jury in New York on Thursday accused the 26-year-old of traveling across state lines by bus to stalk Thompson, with the intent to harass, intimidate, and kill.
The stalking, they allege, culminated in Mangione using a firearm to commit murder. Authorities allege that he used the weapon "knowingly and in furtherance of the crimes."
It adds that the firearm Mangione used was brandished, discharged, and equipped with a silencer, which further elevates the severity of the charges.
The indictment accuses him of acting with reckless disregard for human life, noting that he intentionally murdered Thompson. His actions, prosecutors allege, put others at serious risk and were carried out with substantial premeditation.

From what we know of the case, this would seem to go beyond "reckless disregard" and on to "deliberate bloodthirstiness." Mangione is accused not just of a reckless killing but a deliberate, planned assassination.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has personally directed federal prosecutors to seek a sentence of death.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced April 1 that the feds will urge a jury to seek the death penalty.
"After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President [Donald] Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again," Bondi wrote.

Last month, RedState's own Bob Hoge brought us news that a nincompoop in the California legislature has filed a bill glorifying Mangione by naming a health insurance regulation bill after him, which is beyond disgusting. Bob writes:

Leave it to a California lawyer to sink to new levels of depravity in exploiting the situation. Some Golden State idiot actually wants to name legislation after Mangione:
Californians could soon be voting on a new healthcare law named after Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League grad who is accused of executing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in cold blood.
The “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act,” was put forward by retired Los Angeles attorney Paul Eisner, who said the sick stunt was necessary to get publicity for his proposal.
The proposed ballot measure would make it illegal for an insurance company to “delay, deny or modify any medical procedure or medication” recommended by a doctor if there could be serious consequences including “disability, death, amputation, permanent disfigurement, loss or reduction of any bodily function,” according to the document filed to the California Attorney General’s Office.

Cult hero or not, Luigi Mangione now faces quite the litany of charges, and if convicted at either state or federal level, he's looking at a long, long time looking at steel bars from the wrong side - maybe, if Pam Bondi gets her way, a date with a needle. This was not only an act of premeditated murder, but also, arguably, a terrorist act.

We will be following this case and will continue to bring you updates as events unfold.

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