Accused murderer Luigi Mangione has been charged with new federal murder and stalking charges in connection with the brazenly public execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City, which could bring the 26-year-old murder suspect the death penalty. Is. Fine.
Federal officials unsealed the complaint Thursday in the high-profile case, which will proceed in parallel to the New York case in which he faces 11 counts at the state level — including an “extremely rare” first-degree murder charge. Is.
Court documents show the federal complaint charges Mangione with murder with the use of a firearm, two counts of stalking and one count of criminal possession of a firearm.
Sources told The Post that federal prosecutors ran their case to ensure that the alleged gunman would be eligible for the death penalty.
New York abolished the death penalty in 2004, but federal authorities retain the ability to ask a jury to impose the death penalty in some murder cases.
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