Luigi Mangione’s Guilty Plea Gambit May Have Just Paid Off in a Big Way – RedState– redstate.com
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The case of Luigi Mangione, 28, who admitted last week in federal court that he murdered UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in December of 2024, has taken yet another dramatic turn.
As RedState previously reported, Mangione pleaded guilty last Friday to federal stalking charges in the shooting death of Thompson, who was gunned down as he made his way to an investors conference in New York City. The guilty plea was not part of a plea agreement, but an apparent gambit by the defense to get his state murder charges thrown out.
When making his plea official, the defendant admitted to shooting Thompson, saying, “On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died.” He added, “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
“Before traveling to New York, I used a 3D printer to make a gun,” he admitted. “On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died. When I did so, I understood my actions put him in … I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
Legal experts have speculated that Mangione’s legal team risked having their client plead guilty to the federal stalking charges in order to have his state murder charges thrown out because of New York state’s double jeopardy protections. His murder trial was expected to begin on September 8.