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Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

2025-09-16 16:54:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

A judge in New York state has dismissed two terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

However, Judge Gregory Carro ruled during a hearing Tuesday morning that a second-degree murder charge against Mangione could stand. He said prosecutors had failed to prove there was enough evidence to justify the terrorism-related murder charges they sought against Mangione.

Mangione is accused of killing Thompson on a Manhattan street in December of last year. In a written ruling, Carro said the charges against Mangione did not meet the definition of terrorism under state law.

Although prosecutors argued that Mangione's writings indicated a terrorist motive, the judge said they failed to show that the suspect intended to exert political pressure on the government or terrorize the population at large - key provisions of New York's terrorism law, which was passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

“No evidence was presented that the defendant made any request to the government or sought any specific change in government policies, let alone that he did so by means of intimidation or coercion,” Carro wrote in his ruling.

The first-degree murder charge that was dropped would have carried a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. If convicted on the remaining second-degree murder charge, Mangione faces a minimum sentence of 15 to 25 years in prison. He is also charged with weapons crimes and forgery.

And in addition to the New York state criminal proceedings, Mangione also faces federal murder charges, which could carry the death penalty. Carro rejected the defense team's request to postpone the state trial until after Mangione's federal trial is over.

During Tuesday's hearing, the judge ruled that court hearings would begin on December 1./ CNA, translated by BBC





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