Thompson’s family issued a rare public statement I'm not writing / pasting their boo hoo drivel....

Mangione faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and prosecutors suggested that his sentencing range under federal guidelines would be 24 to 30 years in prison. Prosecutors later clarified that they would be recommending life in prison, the steepest sentence available.

He will be sentenced at a separate hearing Dec. 18 and the final sentence will be determined by the judge who has full discretion.

His federal court guilty plea is expected to kick off a double jeopardy fight in state court where he still faces murder charges and the possibility of life in prison. Mangione’s defense is expected to argue that the cases cover the same alleged conduct and that proceeding with a state court trial would amount to a legal violation.

Following the guilty plea, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said, “We just filed our motion in state court explaining why the state charges must be dismissed under New York’s double jeopardy protections.”

She also discussed Mangione’s rationale.

“As Luigi 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,” Friedman Agnifilo said.

“He believed that the system had failed him and destroyed his life,” the attorney added.

The upcoming double jeopardy fight could stall proceedings in New York Supreme Court where he’s set to stand trial Sept. 8. It could also lead to litigation in appeals court.

In court, Mangione directly answered a standard set of questions from U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett. He said “yes” to whether he understood his right to a jury trial. He also confirmed that he knew he would lose the right to vote, own a firearm and would no longer be eligible to serve on a jury.

He also said he had never been treated for mental illness and that he was clear-headed but that he had taken a sleep drug in recent days.

Thompson’s family arrived blah blah  .....and executives from UnitedHealthcare. blah blah blah.

Fervent followers of Mangione are believed blah blah blah ....

While the defendant pled guilty, our office does not have a plea agreement with him,” McDonald said outside the courthouse after Mangione’s plea. “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.”

“The result achieved today now allows our office to seek the maximum penalty allowed, life imprisonment, which, as I’ve conveyed to Mr. Thompson’s family, is what we intend to seek,” McDonald added.

Mangione was charged with two federal counts — interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and are separate from the state allegations, which include second-degree murder and firearms crimes.

The brazen bull that is Thompson — blah blah blah - led the nation’s largest healthcare insurer — put a spotlight on the country’s health insurance industry and widespread frustration over denied claims.

I am not going to include the patronizing poor family who got rich of systemic and deliberate mass murder and tourture of Americans via Thompon's porky policies as they mourn on mountains of blood money.