"Multiple Department of Justice employees may have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial through public comments and social media posts, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday and it could end up swaying the judge to grant a defense motion to take the death penalty off the table. Mangione, 27, is currently in a federal prison in Brooklyn, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson."
"The case has attracted a high level of media attention and already sparked multiple documentaries. Thompson was shot and killed early in the morning on Dec. 4, 2024, outside of the New York Hilton Midtown, where the company was holding an investor conference. Police have said they believe this was a premeditated and targeted attack. Within days of the murder, Mangione was arrested. In his possession was a ghost gun and suppressor and a manifesto that railed against the health insurance industry."
"He has been charged with murder, second-degree possession of a forged document, and multiple charges for second and third-degree criminal possession of a firearm under New York law, and stalking, murder through use of a firearm, and weapons charges under federal law. Earlier this month, a judge dismissed two federal charges against Mangione, for first-degree murder and for second-degree murder related to killing as an act of terrorism. He has pleaded not guilty to all remaining charges."
A judge found that public comments by Department of Justice employees may have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial and could lead to removing the federal death penalty option. Mangione, 27, is jailed in Brooklyn on state and federal charges tied to the Dec. 4, 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown. Investigators describe the shooting as premeditated and targeted; police arrested Mangione days later with a ghost gun, suppressor and a manifesto attacking the health insurance industry. He faces multiple state and federal murder and weapons charges, has pleaded not guilty, and two federal counts tied to first-degree murder and terrorism were dismissed. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty, and President Donald Trump publicly condemned the killing.
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