Overview

• Federal prosecutors have formally filed notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if convicted of the December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• Mangione is charged under a four-count federal indictment, including murder through the use of a firearm, a death-eligible offense under federal law.
• Prosecutors argue Mangione targeted Thompson to amplify an anti-healthcare industry message and provoke resistance against the industry.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi has indicated the Trump administration’s broader push to reinstate federal capital punishment as a context for the decision to pursue execution.
• Mangione is expected to plead not guilty at his April 25, 2025 arraignment, while his defense attorneys have criticized the death penalty pursuit as a politically motivated act.