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Luigi Mangione, 28, just pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges tied to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in a shocking ambush outside a NYC hotel in December 2024. The plea could derail his upcoming state trial, as New York’s double jeopardy rules may bar prosecution if federal charges are resolved first — though state prosecutors strongly oppose that. Federal prosecutors allege Mangione stalked Thompson with lethal intent, and both cases carry life sentences. Evidence like a 3D-printed gun and a chilling notebook were admitted, while the defense dropped its psychiatric angle. With Thompson, a towering figure in health insurance who led the company for two decades, the motive remains a mystery — and the legal fallout is just beginning.

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