{"id":17123,"date":"2026-07-25T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17123"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:00:19","slug":"mangione-prosecutors-prepared-to-lobby-for-stiff-sentence-if-he-pleads-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17123","title":{"rendered":"Mangione prosecutors prepared to lobby for stiff sentence if he pleads guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">If Luigi Mangione ends up <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/luigi-mangiones-defense-team-discussed-plea-deal-federal\/story?id=134221252\" dir=\"ltr\">pleading guilty<\/a> to federal charges in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office said they are prepared to lobby the judge presiding over the case for a stiff sentence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The statement from the district attorney\u2019s office came in a letter made public Friday evening to the judge handling Mangione\u2019s case in state court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024. He is scheduled to stand trial beginning in September in New York State Supreme Court and in January in Manhattan federal court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ea3371e1-b2ed-4df0-acc0-0ff92c466c73\/mangione-rt-jef-260629_1782735231275_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ea3371e1-b2ed-4df0-acc0-0ff92c466c73\/mangione-rt-jef-260629_1782735231275_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ea3371e1-b2ed-4df0-acc0-0ff92c466c73\/mangione-rt-jef-260629_1782735231275_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ea3371e1-b2ed-4df0-acc0-0ff92c466c73\/mangione-rt-jef-260629_1782735231275_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/ea3371e1-b2ed-4df0-acc0-0ff92c466c73\/mangione-rt-jef-260629_1782735231275_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Luigi Mangione appears at an evidence suppression hearing at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City, May 18, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Jeenah Moon\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In their letter, the district attorney\u2019s office said it is aware of public reporting by ABC News and other outlets about Mangione\u2019s contemplation of a guilty plea in the federal case.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIf a proposed federal guilty plea would operate to defeat a just outcome in the state prosecution, the People could advise the federal district court if that consequence, and the court should consider that fact in deciding whether to accept the plea, as well as any opposition by the victim\u2019s family to such a resolution,\u201d the letter said.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg declined to comment. <!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Mangione\u2019s legal team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Luigi Mangione ends up pleading guilty to federal charges in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office said they are prepared to lobby the judge presiding over the case for a stiff sentence. 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