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Luigi Mangione is reportedly eyeing a federal plea deal just weeks before his state trial — a move legal experts say could be a strategic masterstroke to avoid double jeopardy, shorten sentencing, or even derail the state case entirely. After prosecutors initially sought the death penalty in the federal case — which stemmed from the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — charges were dismissed on a technicality. Now, with terrorism charges dropped in the state case and Mangione abandoning a mental health defense, his team may be betting that accepting a federal plea will force the state court to halt proceedings. While some see it as a savvy maneuver to control his future, others warn it could trigger a drawn-out legal battle — potentially delaying his state trial indefinitely.

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