Mangione faces federal charges, death penalty in UnitedHealth executive's killing

Daniel Wiessner - Reuters - 18/04
A federal grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealth Group executive in New York last year, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty in his case, according to court filings on Thursday.
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April 17 (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), opens new tab executive in New York last year, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty in his case, according to court filings on Thursday.
Mangione, 26, is already facing state murder and weapons charges in New York, which does not have the death penalty. The federal indictment does not include new charges but raises the stakes for Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.

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Mangione's lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan declined to comment.
The indictment means that a grand jury found probable cause to charge Mangione with murder, stalking and firearms offenses. A hearing in the federal case is scheduled for Friday in Manhattan federal court.
Mangione has asked a judge to prevent federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. His lawyers in a filing last wee...
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