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Prosecutors Say UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Accused Killer Is Influencing Violence in New Court Filing

The filing underscores a federal bid for capital punishment with no trial date yet set.

FILE - Flower wreaths with the words "Rest In Peace" stand at a vigil for the four people killed in the previous day's shooting at 345 Park Avenue, including NYPD officer Didarul Islam, in Bryant Park, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
FILE - Members of the New York police crime scene unit photograph bullets lying on the sidewalk as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
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Overview

  • A late-Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court argues Luigi Mangione sought to normalize violence to achieve political objectives.
  • Prosecutors cite last month’s shooting at NFL headquarters by Shane Tamura and note immediate public praise from self-identified Mangione supporters.
  • The government says Mangione has cultivated a following through a website where he addresses supporters and catalogs favorable letters.
  • Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, was arrested five days after the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, and is held without bail in a Brooklyn federal jail.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty, pointing to evidence of premeditation that includes diary passages and bullets marked with words, according to authorities.