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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to N.Y. state charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

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December 24, 2024

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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to N.Y. state charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to New York state charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as his defense complained about police parading him in “perp walks” that are “perfectly choreographed, utterly political.”

Mangione wore a white shirt under a maroon sweater and light colored pants in his arraignment before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro.

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