NYT: Feds Could Seek Death Penalty For Mangione

The New York Times reports:

The suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive on a Manhattan sidewalk this month will now face federal charges in addition to the state murder indictment brought against him, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

It was not immediately clear what charges the suspect, Luigi Mangione, would face in the federal case, which is being brought by prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York.

Federal charges, though, would potentially allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty, which has been outlawed in New York for decades. It was not clear whether federal prosecutors would seek the death penalty, and any decision about capital punishment would most likely fall to the Justice Department once President-elect Donald J. Trump has taken office.

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Suspect in Insurance C.E.O.’s Murder Is Said to Face Federal Charges www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n…

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