Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that Luigi Mangione, the alleged CEO killer, will face the death penalty from the Justice Department.
If Mangione is found guilty of capital murder, Bondi said she will order Matthew Podolsky, the acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, to pursue the death penalty in the case.
Mangione is charged both state and federally for allegedly shooting Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in Midtown Manhattan in December. Regarding the state charges, he entered a not guilty plea. Mangione was charged in a federal criminal complaint but has not yet been indicted on those charges. READ MORE