Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty in federal court to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting he traveled to New York and killed Thompson outside the company's investor conference. Families of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are sounding the alarm about worsening conditions on the ship, including food shortages and multiple sailors attempting to jump overboard. And Cardi B admitted on Instagram Live that she used to steal from Old Navy in high school. Now they are paying her to be the face of their new denim campaign.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Luigi Mangioni has pled guilty to stalking United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson before killing him. He now faces life in prison.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Today, the Southern District of New York, together with our
law enforcement partners, writes the final chapter of Mangione's federal prosecutor.
Now he stands convicted in federal court and faces life
in prison.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
And families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln say their
loved ones are mentally breaking down after months at sea,
but the Trump administration is downplaying the concerns.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
The completely misrepresentative. Listen, we make pure at every shift,
every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them
at every single month.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
And Cardi b says she used to steal from Old
Navy in high school. Now Old Navy is paying her.
It's Monday, August seventeenth, from the Black Effects Podcast Network.
I Memi Brown. This is front page and here are
the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. Luigi Mangiani has
(01:11):
pled guilty in federal court to stalking United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson before killing him. Mangioni entered the plea Friday
in Manhattan and for the first time he described in
his own words how he planned the killing. Mangioni said
he learned United Healthcare was holding its annual investor conference
in New York. He admitted to emailing the company and
(01:33):
pretending to be an investor with more than fifty billion
dollars in capital so he could find out exactly where
the conference was being held. He also admitted to using
a three D printer to make part of the gun. Then,
Mangioni told the judge, quote, my travel to New York
and email to United Healthcare was with the intent to
shoot Brian Thompson. I shot mister Thompson in Manhattan, and
(01:56):
he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal.
Thompson's wife and mother were in the courtroom. His wife
wiped away tears as prosecutors went through the evidence.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Today, the Southern distrit of New York, together with our
law enforcement partners, writes the final chapter of Mangioni's federal prosecution.
Now he stands convicted in federal court and faces life
in prison. One other point that's important to note. While
the defendant pled guilty, our office does not have a
(02:26):
plea agreement with him. Instead, he pled open which means
he pled guilty to all pending counts in the indictment.
There are no accommodations or concessions, and we are free
to seek the maximum penalty under the law.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
His family later called the guilty plea quote an important
step for justice. Mangioni pled guilty to two federal stocking
charges and now faces up to life in prison. He
is scheduled to be sentenced December eighteenth, but this does
not in the case. Mangioni is also facing state murder
charges in New York. His lawyer immediately asks the judge
(03:01):
to throw those charges out and.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
Mister Mangioni has accepted full responsibility for the death of
Brian Thompson, arising from the events of December fourth, twenty
twenty four, outside of the United Healthcare Investor conference here
in Midtown Manhattan. It was a single tragic event, yet
he's being prosecuted twice for the same conduct. As Luigi
(03:24):
explained in court today, he endured years of severe, debilitating
pain following a broken back while struggling to navigate our
healthcare and health insurance systems. Like the thousands of people
who've reached out since this tragedy to share their own experiences.
He believed that the system had failed him and destroyed
(03:44):
his life. Despite this being a single isolated event, mister
Mangioni has been unfairly treated since the outset in every way,
and has successfully fought off terrorism charges and the death
penalty while also fighting at the same time to simultaneous
prosecutions in two jurisdictions who are trying to punish him
twice for the exact conduct. He's been treated differently from
(04:08):
every other defendant charged with this offense in New York. However, thankfully,
New York law does not allow this. New York law
does not permit a person to be prosecuted and punished
twice for the exact same prime under a statute that
governs successive prosecutions.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
It's also known.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
As the double jeopardy law. Today's guilty plea triggers the statute,
and we just filed our motion and state court explaining
why the state charges must be dismissed under New York's
double jeopardy protections.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
The Manhattan District Attorney's office disagrees and says the federal
stocking charges and the state murder charges are different crimes.
His state trial is currently scheduled to begin September eighth,
and of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln say their
(05:02):
loved ones are reaching a breaking point. The aircraft carrier
has been deployed in support of the US war with Iran.
About five thousand sailors and marines are aboard, and the
ship has now gone two hundred and forty four straight
days without a port stop. Families say their loved ones
are dealing with food shortages, running out of basic supplies,
and struggling with their mental health. There have also been
(05:25):
reports of multiple sailors trying to jump overboard. Earlier this month,
one sailor did go overboard. He was rescued and later
transferred off the ship for medical care. One mother says
she watched her son's mental health change as his apployment
dragged on. She told local outlets quote, he had been
very positive, and he started getting very dark. She described
(05:47):
what is happening aboard the ship as quote a scene
out of a horror movie where everybody is dead but
they don't know it yet. But while families are sounding
the alarm, the Trump administration is downplaying the concerns.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Completely misrepresentative listen, we made you are at every ship,
every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them
at every single moment.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more
respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they
do in those high seas and those austere conditions with
less port calls.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
It's incredible.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Americans don't understand what it's like to do that. So
as someone who's been not been on a ship like that,
but been on long deployments, I feel it. I want
them home as soon as everybody else do. I want
folks rotating as quickly as possible. I want the best
for them. My commanders know that, our service secretaries know that.
The President expects that, and so to that crew and
(06:46):
to all those crews, We're going to do everything we
can for you.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
And President Trump was also acts whether the sailors have
been deployed too long. This was his response. No, no, no,
not nearly long enough.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Everybody says. Another carrier is on the way to replace
the Lincoln. The USS George Washington is expected to take over,
but that could still take several weeks, and once it does,
the Lincoln still has to make the trip back home
to San Diego. Meanwhile, lawmakers are now demanding answers. Arizona
Senator Reuben Galiago, a Marine vet, wants the Navy to
(07:20):
allow bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit the ship. Connecticut
Senator Richard Bloominghal has also sent a letter to HEGSEF
demanding more information about conditions aboard the Lincoln. More than
fifty thousand American troops are currently deployed in support of
the war, and Cardi B is having what she calls
(07:44):
a full circle moment. Cardi is a new face of
Old Navy's denim campaign, but while celebrating the deal on
Instagram Live, she admitted she already had a history with
the store. Gardi said quote I used to steal from
you guys all the time. She says, back in high school,
she would steal cardigans from Old Navy so she could
look fresh at school. Now Old Navy is paying her
(08:05):
to wear the clothes. Cardi B is the face of
the company's new Most Wanted denim campaign. She even joked
about why the jeans work for her body, saying she's
five to three, no waists but plenty of hips, and
Old Navy's Chief executive Officer, Zach Posen says, Cardi B
makes fashion feel quote joyful, personal, and entirely her own.
(08:26):
So the teenager who said she used to steal from
Old Navy is now getting paid to sell Old Navy jeans.
That's your front page, I Mimi Brown. This podcast was
brought to you by The Black Effect Podcast Network
Luigi Mangioni has pled guilty to stalking United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson before killing him. He now faces life in prison.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Today, the Southern District of New York, together with our
law enforcement partners, writes the final chapter of Mangione's federal prosecutor.
Now he stands convicted in federal court and faces life
in prison.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
And families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln say their
loved ones are mentally breaking down after months at sea,
but the Trump administration is downplaying the concerns.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
The completely misrepresentative. Listen, we make pure at every shift,
every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them
at every single month.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
And Cardi b says she used to steal from Old
Navy in high school. Now Old Navy is paying her.
It's Monday, August seventeenth, from the Black Effects Podcast Network.
I Memi Brown. This is front page and here are
the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. Luigi Mangiani has
(01:11):
pled guilty in federal court to stalking United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson before killing him. Mangioni entered the plea Friday
in Manhattan and for the first time he described in
his own words how he planned the killing. Mangioni said
he learned United Healthcare was holding its annual investor conference
in New York. He admitted to emailing the company and
(01:33):
pretending to be an investor with more than fifty billion
dollars in capital so he could find out exactly where
the conference was being held. He also admitted to using
a three D printer to make part of the gun. Then,
Mangioni told the judge, quote, my travel to New York
and email to United Healthcare was with the intent to
shoot Brian Thompson. I shot mister Thompson in Manhattan, and
(01:56):
he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal.
Thompson's wife and mother were in the courtroom. His wife
wiped away tears as prosecutors went through the evidence.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Today, the Southern distrit of New York, together with our
law enforcement partners, writes the final chapter of Mangioni's federal prosecution.
Now he stands convicted in federal court and faces life
in prison. One other point that's important to note. While
the defendant pled guilty, our office does not have a
(02:26):
plea agreement with him. Instead, he pled open which means
he pled guilty to all pending counts in the indictment.
There are no accommodations or concessions, and we are free
to seek the maximum penalty under the law.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
His family later called the guilty plea quote an important
step for justice. Mangioni pled guilty to two federal stocking
charges and now faces up to life in prison. He
is scheduled to be sentenced December eighteenth, but this does
not in the case. Mangioni is also facing state murder
charges in New York. His lawyer immediately asks the judge
(03:01):
to throw those charges out and.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
Mister Mangioni has accepted full responsibility for the death of
Brian Thompson, arising from the events of December fourth, twenty
twenty four, outside of the United Healthcare Investor conference here
in Midtown Manhattan. It was a single tragic event, yet
he's being prosecuted twice for the same conduct. As Luigi
(03:24):
explained in court today, he endured years of severe, debilitating
pain following a broken back while struggling to navigate our
healthcare and health insurance systems. Like the thousands of people
who've reached out since this tragedy to share their own experiences.
He believed that the system had failed him and destroyed
(03:44):
his life. Despite this being a single isolated event, mister
Mangioni has been unfairly treated since the outset in every way,
and has successfully fought off terrorism charges and the death
penalty while also fighting at the same time to simultaneous
prosecutions in two jurisdictions who are trying to punish him
twice for the exact conduct. He's been treated differently from
(04:08):
every other defendant charged with this offense in New York. However, thankfully,
New York law does not allow this. New York law
does not permit a person to be prosecuted and punished
twice for the exact same prime under a statute that
governs successive prosecutions.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
It's also known.
Speaker 4 (04:28):
As the double jeopardy law. Today's guilty plea triggers the statute,
and we just filed our motion and state court explaining
why the state charges must be dismissed under New York's
double jeopardy protections.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
The Manhattan District Attorney's office disagrees and says the federal
stocking charges and the state murder charges are different crimes.
His state trial is currently scheduled to begin September eighth,
and of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln say their
(05:02):
loved ones are reaching a breaking point. The aircraft carrier
has been deployed in support of the US war with Iran.
About five thousand sailors and marines are aboard, and the
ship has now gone two hundred and forty four straight
days without a port stop. Families say their loved ones
are dealing with food shortages, running out of basic supplies,
and struggling with their mental health. There have also been
(05:25):
reports of multiple sailors trying to jump overboard. Earlier this month,
one sailor did go overboard. He was rescued and later
transferred off the ship for medical care. One mother says
she watched her son's mental health change as his apployment
dragged on. She told local outlets quote, he had been
very positive, and he started getting very dark. She described
(05:47):
what is happening aboard the ship as quote a scene
out of a horror movie where everybody is dead but
they don't know it yet. But while families are sounding
the alarm, the Trump administration is downplaying the concerns.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Completely misrepresentative listen, we made you are at every ship,
every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them
at every single moment.
Speaker 5 (06:10):
Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more
respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they
do in those high seas and those austere conditions with
less port calls.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
It's incredible.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Americans don't understand what it's like to do that. So
as someone who's been not been on a ship like that,
but been on long deployments, I feel it. I want
them home as soon as everybody else do. I want
folks rotating as quickly as possible. I want the best
for them. My commanders know that, our service secretaries know that.
The President expects that, and so to that crew and
(06:46):
to all those crews, We're going to do everything we
can for you.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
And President Trump was also acts whether the sailors have
been deployed too long. This was his response. No, no, no,
not nearly long enough.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Everybody says. Another carrier is on the way to replace
the Lincoln. The USS George Washington is expected to take over,
but that could still take several weeks, and once it does,
the Lincoln still has to make the trip back home
to San Diego. Meanwhile, lawmakers are now demanding answers. Arizona
Senator Reuben Galiago, a Marine vet, wants the Navy to
(07:20):
allow bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit the ship. Connecticut
Senator Richard Bloominghal has also sent a letter to HEGSEF
demanding more information about conditions aboard the Lincoln. More than
fifty thousand American troops are currently deployed in support of
the war, and Cardi B is having what she calls
(07:44):
a full circle moment. Cardi is a new face of
Old Navy's denim campaign, but while celebrating the deal on
Instagram Live, she admitted she already had a history with
the store. Gardi said quote I used to steal from
you guys all the time. She says, back in high school,
she would steal cardigans from Old Navy so she could
look fresh at school. Now Old Navy is paying her
(08:05):
to wear the clothes. Cardi B is the face of
the company's new Most Wanted denim campaign. She even joked
about why the jeans work for her body, saying she's
five to three, no waists but plenty of hips, and
Old Navy's Chief executive Officer, Zach Posen says, Cardi B
makes fashion feel quote joyful, personal, and entirely her own.
(08:26):
So the teenager who said she used to steal from
Old Navy is now getting paid to sell Old Navy jeans.
That's your front page, I Mimi Brown. This podcast was
brought to you by The Black Effect Podcast Network
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