Luigi Mangione in federal plea talks ahead of hastily scheduled hearing, sources say | CNN

Plea negotiations are ongoing between Luigi Mangione and federal prosecutors to resolve criminal charges tied to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, people familiar with the matter said, as a hearing was hastily scheduled before the federal judge on Friday. Sources familiar with the discussions caution that talks are fluid and they may not result in a resolution. In June, CNN reported that Mangione’s attorneys previously spoke with federal prosecutors about a potential plea deal, but none was reached at the time, a source familiar with the discussions said at the time. A lawyer for Mangione declined to comment. A spokesperson for the US attorney’s office declined to comment. In a statement earlier this summer addressing reported plea talks, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said, “This information attributed to ‘anonymous sources’ is part of a troubling, deliberate pattern by prosecutors and law enforcement to prejudice Luigi, manipulate public opinion, and violate his constitutional right to a fair trial and impartial jury.” “Every defendant in America is presumed innocent until proven guilty, including Luigi, who, unlike any other de