It is unlikely that suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione will face federal charges, despite misgivings that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg may “mishandle” his case.
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ItisunlikelybutnotoutofthequestionthatLuigiMangione,whoissuspectedoffatallyshootingUnitedHealthcareCEOBrianThompsonlastweek,willfacefederalcharges,anditis“fairtobeconcerned” thatManhattanDAAlvinBraggwill“mishandlethiscase,”formerprosecutorstoldFoxNewsDigital.
MangionewasarrestedbypoliceinAltoona,Pennsylvania,onMondaymorningafterafive-daymanhuntwhenaMcDonald’spatronrecognizedhisfacefromwantedposters.
OnTuesday,MangionerefusedtowaivehisrighttoanextraditionhearinginaPennsylvaniacourt,andhisattorneysaidheintendstofileawritofhabeascorpuschallengingMangione’sarrest.BraggandBlairCountyDistrictAttorneyPeterWeeksareworkingtogetthe26-year-oldIvyLeaguegraduatetoNewYork.
“Thereisnoobvioushookforafederalmurderprosecution,”JamesTrusty,whoservedasaprosecutorinMarylandfor27years,toldFo
