Luigi Mangione to plead guilty to federal stalking charges in connection with slaying of Brian Thompson

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Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024, intends to plead guilty in his federal criminal case, court was told on Friday.

Mangione, 28, also faces murder charges filed by state prosecutors

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· Posted: Aug 14, 2026 11:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago

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A dark-haired young man in a suit jacket and collared shirt appears pensive while seated.
Luigi Mangione is shown at a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. (David Dee Delgado/The Associated Press)

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024, intends to plead guilty in his federal criminal case, court was told on Friday.

Mangione, 28, previously pleaded not guilty in April ⁠2025 to murder, weapons and stalking charges brought by Manhattan federal prosecutors, but the judge in the case threw out the murder and weapons charges over legal technicalities in a January ruling, leaving two stalking charges in places.

It's not clear what effect, if any, a guilty plea would have on the second-degree murder charges filed in a separate case filed by New York State officials. That trial in that case is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8.

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