Luigi Mangione admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking counts, marking a dramatic turn of events in the high-profile killing.
Thompson's family spoke out in a rare statement Friday, calling the plea an "important step toward justice," as Mangione's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the charges he's facing in state court under New York's double jeopardy law.
In the federal courtroom Friday, Mangione outlined his crime, saying, "After years of enduring severe pain from a broken back ... I learned that UnitedHealthcare would be holding its annual investor conference in New York City." Mangione said he learned the exact location of UnitedHealthcare's conference by emailing the company, posing as an investor with more than $50 billion in capital.
After pleading guilty, the sentence for Mangione here should be easy: life in prison without the possibility of parole. But of course, with our wayward criminal justice system, you never know what might happen. That said, at least Brian Thompson's family wil receive some quick justice and won't have to endure being put through a long and stressful trial. And while Mangione's sick white, liberal fangirls around the country will undoubtedly express their dismay at Mangione receiving any prison time at all (yunno, in the name of 'karma') hopefully over time Thompson's family will be able eo heal.
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