Why is one charged with terrorism and the other not? Hmmm

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5. Maybe becuase Mangione's terrorism charges came from the state of New York?

Federal charges

If found guilty in federal court, Mangione could face the death penalty.

The federal charges against him include: one count of using a firearm to commit murder, which carries a maximum sentence of death or life in prison; one count of interstate stalking resulting in death; and one count of stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death (each carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison); and one count of discharging a firearm equipped with a silencer to commit a violent crime (which carries a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.)

State charges

Mangione also faces 11 counts in state court in New York. On Tuesday, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument. He also faces charges in Pennsylvania, where he had been arrested inside a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa., five days after the shooting.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg described Thompson's death as "a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation."

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-5234272/mangione-ceo-killing-charges-notebooks