Luigi Mangione plea buzz raises potential Paul Manafort problem for prosecutors

Prosecutors with the Southern District of New York and defense attorneys for accused assassin Luigi Mangione asked a U.S. judge Tuesday to set a conference Friday morning — prompting speculation that the 28-year-old could agree to a plea deal in his federal case days before he's set to go to trial on state murder charges. The timing could have major implications for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's state case. New York's double-jeopardy protections previously led Big Apple courts to tos