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The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea.
The 11-count indictment includes three murder charges, including murder as an act of terrorism.
His initial appearance in New York’s state’s trial court was pre-empted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting. The federal charges could carry the possibility of the death penalty, while the maximum sentence for the state charges is life in prison without parole.
Prosecutors have said the two cases will proceed on parallel tracks, with the state charges expected to go to trial first.
Authorities say Mangione gunned down Brian Thompson as he was walking to an investor conference in midtown Manhattan on the morning of December 4.

Mangione was arrested in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s after a five-day search, carrying a gun that matched the one used in the shooting and a fake ID, police said.
He also was carrying a notebook expressing hostility towards the health insurance industry and especially wealthy executives, according to federal prosecutors.
At a news conference announcing the state charges last Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the application of the terrorism law reflected the severity of a “frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation”.
“In its most basic terms, this was a killing that was intended to evoke terror,” he added. “And we’ve seen that reaction.”
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a lawyer for Mangione, has accused federal and state prosecutors of advancing conflicting legal theories. In federal court last week, she called their approach “very confusing” and “highly unusual”.
Mangione is being held in a Brooklyn federal prison alongside several other high-profile defendants, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried.

Mangione was extradited from Pennsylvania on Thursday and quickly rushed to New York City, where he was seen wearing an orange jumpsuit as he was led away from a helicopter by heavily armed police officers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Adams said he was hoping to send a message to the suspect: “I wanted to look him in the eye and say you carried out this terroristic act in my city – the city that the people of New York love,” the mayor told a local television station.
“I wanted to be there to show the symbolism of that.”
An Ivy-league graduate from a prominent Maryland family, Mangione appeared to have cut himself off from family and friends in recent months.
He posted frequently in online forums about his struggles with back pain. He was never a UnitedHealthcare client, according to the insurer.
Thompson, a married father of two high school-age children, had worked at the giant UnitedHealth Group for 20 years and became CEO of its insurance arm in 2021.
The killing has prompted some to voice their resentment at US health insurers, with Mangione serving as a stand-in for frustrations over coverage denials and hefty medical bills.
It also has sent shock waves through the corporate world, rattling executives who say they have received a spike in threats.

More than two dozen members of the public sat in the audience of the courtroom where Mangione was presented.
A small group of protesters had gathered outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse in below-freezing temperatures, expressing support for Mangione and anger at healthcare companies.
One person held a sign reading “DENY, DEFEND, DEPOSE”, the words police say were found etched on shell casings at the crime scene. The words echo tactics some accuse insurers of using to avoid paying out claims.
While the killing of Thompson has been condemned by public officials, Mangione has been feted as a folk hero by some Americans who decry the steep costs of healthcare and the power held by insurance companies to deny paying for medical treatments.


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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, at New York Supreme Court on Monday. Photo: Reuters

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The Altoona McDonald’s where Luigi Mangione was arrested. Photo: TNS

People protesting against the healthcare industry stand outside Federal Criminal Court in New York as Mangione appears during a hearing on Thursday. Photo: AFP

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An image from surveillance footage of Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting. Photo: NYPD via Reuters

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson. Photo: Reuters

Police examine bullet casings where Brian Thompson was fatally shot. Photo: TNS

People demonstrate against the healthcare industry outside Federal Criminal Court as Luigi Mangione appears during an arraignment hearing. Photo: AFP

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Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, arrives for his arraignment at Blair County Court House in Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: FOX News Channel via Reuters

 Luigi Mangione in an undated photo: Photo: Luigi Mangione/Facebook via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa 

Luigi Mangione graduated from a private all-boys school in Baltimore as valedictorian in 2016. File photo: Nicole Munchel/The Baltimore Sun/TNS

Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, who was shot and killed in New York. Photo: Business Wire via TNS

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Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police in New York on Thursday. Photo: AP

Luigi Mangione in court reading the federal complaint. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP

Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. File photo: Business Wire via TNS

A protester outside the court. Photo: Reuters

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Police have released this image of the suspected shooter in the slaying of UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson. Photo: NYPD via TNS

The late Brian Thompson was CEO of UnitedHealthcare and father of two teenage sons. Photo: TNS

Flags fly at half-mast outside the office of UnitedHealthcare on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

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A booking photo of suspect Luigi Mangione. Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP

Surveillance footage captured the shooting in Manhattan last week. Photo: NYPD via Reuters 

Luigi Mangione, 26, in a cell in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo: Altoona Police Department via Reuters

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Luigi Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism. The maximum New York sentence is life without parole if convicted


Luigi Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism. The maximum New York sentence is life without parole if convicted.
