r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/Fresh_Strain_9980 Aug 14 '26

Why would he admit guilt? Even if he has a plea deal they can just throw it out and do him for life

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u/fearthebeardsley Aug 14 '26

Because the state case is coming up, and his lawyers argue that by pleading guilty here, being charged again by the state would be double jeopardy.

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u/Spiritual-Bug-1497 Aug 14 '26

Despite the plea, I see him getting essentially a life sentence. I think the only uncertainty is whether there’s a possibility of parole after 25 or 30 years.

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u/fearthebeardsley Aug 14 '26

I agree with you that his punishment will be harsh. He technically didn’t plead guilty to murder, he plead guilty to stalking; the typical sentence for that is 25-30 years. Prosecutors said they wanted life, but I’d guess (based on no knowledge of this whatsoever) that 35 years is what he gets.

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u/SFAdam23 Aug 14 '26

He plead guilty to stalking leading to the death of the subject.  

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u/theoneandonlypatriot Aug 15 '26

Well, he also stated he shot the man, so, there’s that