# Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

2026-08-14T18:18:51+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 4 independent outlets

Luigi Mangione on Friday pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to stalking charges for the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He told the judge: 'On the morning of December 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal.' U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett had earlier dismissed the federal murder charge, removing the possibility of the death penalty. Mangione faces a maximum of life in prison at his federal sentencing, scheduled for December 18. Mangione still faces a separate second-degree murder case in New York state court, with jury selection due to begin next month. His lawyers have moved to dismiss the state case on double jeopardy grounds. Thompson's family called the guilty plea 'an important step toward justice.' Mangione was arrested five days after the shooting at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania.

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- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/i-shot-him-he-died-luigi-mangione-admits-he-shot-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-11911396>
- ndtv.com <https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/i-shot-him-he-died-luigi-mangione-admits-he-shot-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-11911396#publisher=newsstand>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-is-luigi-mangione-not-facing-death-penalty-for-brian-thompsons-murder-the-key-legal-twist-explained-101786728307635.html>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/when-is-luigi-mangiones-sentencing-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompsons-killer-pleads-guilty-i-knew-101786724381508.html>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/i-shot-him-he-died-knew-it-was-illegal-luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-to-killing-unitedhealthcare-ceo-101786724509334.html>
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/i-shot-him-luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-to-killing-united-healthcare-ceo-sentencing-on-dec-18/articleshow/133247371.cms>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/brian-thompson-family-statement-luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-paulette-pauley-thompson-unitedhealthcare-article-155631137>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-in-federal-case-over-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-article-155630763>

Tags: Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Margaret Garnett, New York state court, UnitedHealthcare
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