US EditionLuigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
Defense argues Attorney General Pam Bondi’s financial ties to a lobbying firm representing UnitedHealth Group taint the death penalty pursuit in the CEO’s killing.
- Late Friday, Mangione's lawyers filed a court motion alleging Pam Bondi's involvement created a profound conflict and seeking documents and testimony; a hearing is scheduled for Jan. 9.
- Before taking office, Pam Bondi was a Ballard Partners partner, and the defense says she retained profit-sharing and a defined-contribution plan after pledging to bow out for a year.
- Mangione was arrested five days later at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where officers recovered a gun, notebook, and ammunition marked 'delay, deny and depose'.
- The defense asks U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, throw out some charges, and exclude evidence while neither trial is scheduled and a ruling isn't expected until May.
- Mangione's lawyers argue Bondi's public remarks prejudiced the case, while federal prosecutors said last month pretrial publicity alone is not a constitutional defect and favor juror screening.
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Luigi Mangione may not face the death penalty due to US attorney general's ‘mistake’
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Mangione’s lawyers take issue with Bondi’s ties to UnitedHealthcare
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, in a new court filing late Friday night, argued that Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from his federal murder case because she used to be a partner at a lobbying firm that represents UnitedHealthcare, which employed the man he is accused of killing.
Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Allege Conflict of Interest for Bondi
The legal team representing accused killer Luigi Mangione is arguing that the Department of Justice’s decision to seek the death penalty in his case is the result of a conflict of interest on the part of Attorney General Pam Bondi. In a Friday court filing, Mangione’s lawyers argued that Bondi’s decision was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at Ballard Partners, a firm that represented UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealth…
Mangione argues AG's alleged conflict of interest is grounds for suspending death penalty from his case
Luigi Mangione attends a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18, 2025 in New York City. (Shannon Stapleton-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for Luigi Mangione are arguing the death penalty should be suspended from his federal murder case due to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s alleged “conflict of interest,” according to a new court filing. In an overn…
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