Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO | CNN

Following his federal plea, Mangione's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss state charges against him. • Mangione pleads guilty: Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” • State trial: Mangione’s state trial is due to begin next month, but following today’s plea, his lawyers filed a motion to dismiss state murder and weapons charges on double jeopardy grounds. Mangione previously pleaded not guilty in both his federal and state cases. In remarks after the hearing, one of Mangione’s lawyers said prosecutors are trying to “punish him twice.” • Inside the courtroom today: Mangione said he posed as an investor to find out information about the 2024 UnitedHealthcare conference in New York. Thompson’s widow and other family members became visibly emotional in court as Mangione spoke. • What happens next: Mangione’s sentencing in the federal case is set for December 18. We’ve wrapped up our live coverage. You can get up to speed on today’s developments by scrolling through the po