A death penalty expert is joining the defense team of accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione, according to a court filing.
Avraham Moskowitz will join the team of attorneys led by Karen Friedman Agnifilo. "[T]he team is pleased to have Avi Moskowitz lend his considerable expertise in death penalty cases to Mr. Mangione's federal case as 'learned counsel.' The charges could not be more serious and our client needs every resource at his disposal to fight these unprecedented charges in three jurisdictions," a statement from Mangione's legal team reads, per ABC News.
Mangione is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Dec. 4 as was walking out of the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan.
Mangione's lead attorney, Friedman Agnifilo, has spent more than 20 years working in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Mangione faces federal charges, New York state charges and charges in Pennsylvania where he was arrested before being brought back to New York. The federal charge of using a firearm to commit murder carries the potential for the death penalty.
In New York state, Mangione faces two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, ABC News reported.
Mangione has pled not guilty to the charges.
