Death penalty sought for CEO assassination — Justice Department labels killing "political violence"

The U.S. Department of Justice will pursue capital punishment in the high-profile murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that federal prosecutors would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate accused of gunning down Thompson outside Manhattan’s Hilton Hotel last December. — Read the rest

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