When speaking of the day he committed the crime, Luigi Mangione said, “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died.”
He concluded, “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
Mangione had just described the actions he took ahead of the killing, telling the court:
“In November of 2024 I traveled from outside of New York state to Manhattan. I then emailed UnitedHealthcare leadership, posing as an investor at a firm managing over $15 billion in assets and requesting information about the conference. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour,” Mangione said.
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He ate with that last line
Whyyyyyyyy!
The judge tells Mangione that there is no parole in the federal system, and while there is credit for good behavior, he should expect to serve at least 85% of the sentence he receives.
The sentence could be followed by up to five years of supervised release on each count, and a maximum fine of $250 for each count, Garnett said, and she could also order restitution.
She asks if he understands that he could face a total sentence of life in prison.
Mangione confirmed, “yes.”
Garnett also referenced the pending state case, saying if Mangione is convicted and sentenced in that case, his sentences could run consecutively.
Mangione confirmed he understood that as well.
Garnett said prosecutors believe the sentencing guidelines are 292-365 months of imprisonment. She stressed this was not binding on her, but she will determine the range she believes is appropriate.
That last line is.. dang firing from the hip. Pun intended.
It’s a shame they’re not going for not guilty anymore, but I think this also removes the possibility of death penalty. Swings and roundabouts
Can someone smarter than me tell me why he is pleading guilty? Is it simply to avoid a trial where he could be sentenced to worse than what he will get by pleading guilty?
Never thought I’d want to be a prisoners wife but here we are.
Fried them with that last line lol
Genuinely surprised by this when so much of the evidence was dodgy
His team of lawyers was so prepared, I’d like to understand what made the difference.
Does anybody know?
bruh that last line. salute
Wondering if there’s a plea deal involved here that avoids the death penalty?
No ? He was with me that day
Last I heard he is popular with the other inmates. I wonder if he thinks he is safer in prison than out of prison.
“I knew what I was doing was *illegal.”*
> Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour
Shots fired again
I’m really curious as to why he’d plead guilty. I definitely had doubts that he was the shooter. I’ve wondered from the start about whats going on with his mental health. His disappearance in the months leading up to the shooting, him appearing so confident through all these court appearances, and now a guilty plea?!
i read that he‘s pleading guilty to the federal stalking charges so his lawyers can argue that new york law prohibits the state from prosecuting him again for the same underlying conduct?
Can he be tried for perjury for falsely pleading guilty??
I don’t know why this was a better strategy than a jury trial, but Godspeed with the sentencing.
You know… You know what I’ve noticed? Nobody panics when things go “according to plan.” Even if the plan is horrifying! If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it’s all “part of the plan”. But when I say that one little old CEO will die, well then everyone loses their minds.
There goes my hero
He’s going to get free healthcare and get treated like a king for the rest of his life.
An NYT piece says he could face up to life in prison for this STALKING charge and still had the MURDER charge in NYC pending.
If this is only guilty to stalking, is life imprisonment a proper punishment? Because celebrities and regular people get stalked all the time and those stalkers dont get life. Just trying to figure it out because again, he apparently wasnt guilty of murder here
why was he able to be charged specifically with stalking but so many other stalkers face few to no consequences? Is it just because it ended in murder, like everything up to that point would’ve been fine if it just ends with a screaming confrontation? Is it because some of the other high profile ones can claim they’re just delusional and not malicious?
So who’s gonna be the one to bust him out? 🤣
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Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour,
PHEWWWWW
cooperating for a less harsher sentence?
That sucks you should have given us the chance to save you.
FOR WHAT IS A MAN, WHAT HAS HE GOT
IF NOT HIMSELF, THEN HE HAS NAUGHT
TO SAY THE THINGS HE TRULY FEELS
AND NOT THE WORDS OF ONE WHO KNEELS
THE RECORD SHOWS
I TOOK THE BLOWS
AND DID IT MY WAY
Damn that last line 🔥🔥
It’s always the ones you least expect man
He’s a martyr, he was never getting off.
He plead guilty to the federal charges of stalking. He still has the murder charges from the state of New York. His lawyers are going to argue since he plead guilty to federal charges, that the state charges (that would give him more time behind bars, maybe even life) be taken off the table. It’s now a case of double jeopardy. The state *might* not be able to prosecute him for the same conduct essentially. Now a judge will decide if the state case can continue or not
What is the charge?
Eating a meal?
I don’t know why he pled guilty, he was with me at whatever date and time this alleged shooting occurred
igaf free him