Friday, February 14, 2025

Luigi Mangione Waives Speedy Trial on Death Eligible Charge For Killing UnitedHealth CEO


by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack Book Patreon

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 12 – Luigi Mangione was presented in Federal court on December 19 on four charges, one of them death penalty eligible, for the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Inner City Press was there, covering the case toward a book, thread:

Luigi Mangione has been brought in by US Marshals, in a black quarter-zip sweater.

Judge Parker: What is the government's position on bail? AUSA Domenic Gentile: We are prepared to argue for detention.

Mangione's lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo: We consent to detention without prejudice to make a future bail application. .

Jump cut to January 6, 2025 when the US Attorney's Office requested and the Magistrate Judge granted a continuance in the Federal case to February 17, order on Patreon here.

On February 4, death penalty qualified (learned) counsel was appointed for Mangione in SDNY, endorsed letter on Patreon here

On February 12 the US Attorney's Office wrote in to toll the Speedy Trial Act clock for another 30 days, saying Mangione consents, affirmation on Patreon here

  In the interim, after some push back, Inner City Press published a book Luigi Mangione Lone Wolf here, audiobook here.

The Federal case is US v. Mangione, 1:24-mj-4375 (Moses)

More / extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here

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