28岁的Luigi Mangione在纽约曼哈顿联邦法院就2024年12月射杀UnitedHealthcare首席执行官Brian Thompson的罪名认罪[1][2]。在法庭上，Mangione直接陈述"我在曼哈顿射杀了Thompson先生，他已死亡"，并对法官的询问回复"有罪"[2]。法官Margaret Garnett接受了他的认罪答辩[1][2]。
检察机关掌握的证据包括射击Thompson的视频、DNA和指纹、证人证词、在其背包中发现的3D打印9毫米手枪，以及表达杀害医疗保健高管意愿的笔记本[1]。Mangione声称因长期遭受背部断裂引发的剧烈疼痛和与保险行业的互动，他研究了UnitedHealthcare的年度会议并使用3D打印机制造了枪支[2]。
联邦检察官表示将寻求终身监禁[1]，但法官表示最终判决将由其决定，联邦量刑指南建议24至30年监禁[1][2]。Mangione将于12月18日被判刑[2]。与此同时，Mangione的律师已提交申请，要求以一事不再理原则驳回并行的州谋杀案，指控州检察官和联邦检察官"试图为完全相同的行为对他进行两次惩罚"[1]。州法院单独指控的庭审仍定于9月进行[2]。
Luigi Mangione, 28, entered a guilty plea in Manhattan federal court to charges stemming from the December 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson [1][2]. During the hearing, Mangione stated directly: "I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died" [2]. When asked by Judge Margaret Garnett how he pleaded, Mangione responded "Guilty," and the judge accepted his plea [2].
According to prosecutors, Mangione tracked Thompson before shooting him as the executive traveled to attend a company investor conference [1]. The evidence against him includes video footage of the shooting, DNA and fingerprint evidence, witness testimony, a 3D-printed 9-millimeter handgun recovered from his backpack, and notebook entries expressing a desire to kill healthcare executives [1]. Mangione acknowledged that he used a 3D printer to manufacture the weapon [2].
Federal prosecutors have signaled they will seek the maximum available penalty [1]. However, Judge Garnett indicated that the final sentencing decision rests with the court, with federal sentencing guidelines recommending between 24 and 30 years in prison [1]. The maximum possible sentence for the two stalking-related counts is life without parole [2]. Mangione is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18 [2].
Mangione's legal team has filed a motion invoking double jeopardy protections to dismiss a parallel state murder case, arguing that state and federal prosecutors are attempting "to punish him twice for the exact same conduct" [1]. The state murder case had been scheduled for trial on September 8 [1].