The federal authorities will search the demise penalty in opposition to Luigi Mangione for his alleged chilly blooded assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, US Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi mentioned Tuesday.
“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi wrote in a press release. “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.”
The 26-year-old alleged murderer is charged by prosecutors in each Manhattan federal and state court docket with the brazen killing.
The state case is at the moment farther alongside, with Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg’s workplace having secured an indictment from a grand jury.
However New York State prosecutors haven’t been capable of search capital punishment because the observe was outlawed in 2004.
It was not instantly clear Tuesday how or if Bondi’s resolution would influence whether or not Mangione will go on trial in federal or state court docket first.
A federal jury can be required to log off on the federal government’s push for the demise penalty to ensure that Mangione to be executed.
Legislation enforcement sources have informed The Submit that the feds had been lobbied by the insurance coverage trade to carry a case in opposition to Mangione, and that they had been contemplating asking for the demise penalty.
