The amount of money raised for Mangione's legal defense fund has continued to grow toward its goal of $1 million.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.

Federal prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a shooting outside a New York hotel last December.

Mangione was charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the murder of CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione gained a cult following during the five-day manhunt for him last year, with many fans labelling him the 'hot assassin'.

Luigi Mangione may face execution as Attorney General Pam Bondi pushes for the death penalty in his murder case.

AG Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder ...

As Luigi Mangione awaits trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi told prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the UnitedHealthcare killing suspect.

Luigi Mangione appears at State Supreme Court for a hearing on murder charges for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ...

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said that she would instruct interim US attorney for the Southern District of New York to ...