NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors have been ordered to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering a healthcare CEO last December. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed she directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty, calling the alleged murder "an act of political violence."

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said the Justice Department would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione for the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors in the case against Luigi Mangione to seek the death penalty should he be found guilty after allegedly killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.