Mangione Says Defective Charges Doom Federal Murder Rap

By Stewart Bishop ( January 10, 2026, 12:11 AM EST) -- Counsel for Luigi Mangione on Friday urged a Manhattan federal judge to throw out the most serious charges brought against the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, saying prosecutors have failed to allege crimes of violence as predicate offenses to support murder and weapons charges....

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