Health insurance industry leaders have pressured the US Department of Justice to prosecute Luigi Mangione in hopes that a federal case will deter future vigilante killings.
Sources reported that a federal prosecution could be harsher than state charges; only federal authorities can impose the death penalty in Mangione's case.
The decision by the Southern District of New York to charge Mangione before state prosecutors remains unclear, suggesting potential involvement from higher levels within the DOJ.
Mangione's legal team was blindsided by the federal charges, learning about them from news reports rather than official communications from the DOJ.
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