Federal Charges Considered for Luigi Mangione in United Healthcare CEO Murder

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Federal prosecutors are considering federal charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources told NBC News. Mangione was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder and terrorism-related charges, and that case would take priority if federal charges are filed. Authorities say Mangione targeted Thompson because of United Healthcare’s prominence as the largest private health insurer in the U.S. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg stated that Thompson's ambush killing was meant to incite shock and intimidation. Mangione’s attorney criticized the potential federal charges as overreach, citing double jeopardy concerns.

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00:02Federal prosecutors are considering federal charges against Luigi Maggione,

00:06accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, sources told NBC News.

00:10Maggione was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder and terrorism-related charges,

00:16and that case would take priority if federal charges are filed.

00:19Authorities say Maggione targeted Thompson because of UnitedHealthcare's prominence

00:23as the largest private health insurer in the U.S. Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg stated that

00:29Thompson's ambush killing was meant to incite shock and intimidation. Maggione's attorney

00:34criticized the potential federal charges as overreach, citing double-jeopardy concerns.

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