Manhattan judge delays Luigi Mangione federal trial by one month

Mangione’s request for postponement relates to his New York state case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

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Luigi Mangione’s much anticipated federal trial stemming from the murder of a top healthcare executive on a Manhattan street was tentatively delayed to 5 October.

The Manhattan federal court judge Margaret Garnett’s scheduling decision on Wednesday came after Mangione’s team requested a postponement of this trial, which had been scheduled for 8 September.