Luigi Mangione to Plead Guilty in N.Y. Federal Case; How Crypto Is Influencing the Midterms
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in the federal case in connection with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear if Mangione will plead guilty to one or both of the two stalking-related charges in his federal case, but the expected plea comes less than a month before his New York state murder trial is set to begin. NBC News Legal Analyst Misty Marris analyzes what may have motivated Mangione’s lawyers to change his plea. Plus, in the 2026 midterms, three cryptocurrency-aligned super PACs have spent…
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