The United States General Prosecutor Pam Bondi announced that he has ordered federal prosecutors to request the Death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Italian-American accused of the murder of the CEO of UnitedhealthcareBrian Thompson, which took place last year in New York.
Mangione was indicted on the federal level in December for stalking and murder, after colding Thompson in front of a hotel in the center of Manhattan. The Prosecutor of the State of New York also accused him of first instance murder with terrorism purposes. Mangione declared himself not guilty of all the accusations.
Bondi explained that the decision to ask for the capital penalty is part of the “Agenda of President Trump To stop violent crime and make America again sure “.” The murder of Brian Thompson – an innocent man and father of two children – was a premeditated execution and cold blood that shocked America “, added Bondi.