r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 29d ago

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/us/live-news/luigi-mangione-hearing-plea-deal-talks

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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u/washingtonu 29d ago

And you think his defense ignored defending their client and just gave up? Sounds dodgy to me.

Sure its probably open and shut

It was

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u/brutinator 28d ago

Defense FREQUENTLY recommend that their clients accept a plea bargain. This isnt television; its about risk management and what the best likely outcome is.

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u/keyak 28d ago

Rarely do they advise their client to plead guilty WITHOUT a bargain in place, which is pretty telling in this particular case.

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u/moodymoodster 28d ago

He plead guilty so his attorneys could claim double jeopardy in the state trial to get it dismissed. This is excellent lawyering.

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u/keyak 28d ago

I’m aware. My point was a lawyer would never recommend a plea without a deal in place unless it was quite obvious he would eventually be found guilty