Luigi Mangione, Facing Stalking Charges in Federal Court, Is Expected to Plead Guilty

JUST IN: Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges linked to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to reports of a plea deal.

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges.

That's the report tonight, a plea deal in the case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione has been at the centre of one of the most watched prosecutions in America, and you can see him here in court, where this case has been building for months.

Thompson led the largest health insurer in the country, and his death in Manhattan set off a national storm, over the case itself and over the anger it exposed toward the insurance industry. Through all of it, Mangione had been fighting the charges.

A guilty plea, if it happens, changes that completely. No federal trial on these counts, no jury, just a sentence. What the deal contains, and what he actually says in that courtroom, is what everyone will be listening for.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.

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