Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty to federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-13 16:26:01 | Updated at 2026-08-13 17:39:53 1 hour ago

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in his federal case tied to his alleged execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources confirmed to the Post.

The 28-year-old accused killer — who is set to appear in Manhattan federal court Friday morning — is charged in the federal case with two counts of stalking resulting in death stemming from his alleged December 2024 cold-blooded murder of the powerful executive on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Luigi Mangione appearing in a New York City court, with a police officer standing behind him.

Mangione would still likely face a potential life sentence if he were to plead guilty in federal court.

But such a deal could cripple a separate state case — where a trial is set to start on Sept. 8 — because of New York’s rules against double jeopardy, or being tried twice for the same crime.

Surveillance footage of Luigi Mangione holding a gun outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — which has claimed “primary jurisdiction” in the case because it charged Mangione with the murder first — could also still push to take Mangione to trial if it disapproves of the terms of any plea deal.

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