NY Times article on Benson and the legal battles

just a good overview, really. nothing groundbreaking, although Tom does have a few quotes and a few anecdotes are provided about him.

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By outward appearances, at least, Mr. Benson remains engaged. Kevin Avin, the headmaster at the Stuart Hall School for Boys, said that in September Mr. Benson talked to some of his students for 30 minutes about growing up in New Orleans, his education and his career in business.

“The guy was sharp,” Mr. Avin said. “It takes a good bit to hold the attention of a 7- or 9-year-old boy. He had a wit about him that was humorous.”

Dawn Benson Jones, whose deceased father, Robert, was Mr. Benson’s only son, said she spoke to her grandfather twice a week and visited him in New Orleans around Christmas. She decided to speak out in her grandfather’s defense when she saw his legal trouble was “not going away and was ratcheting up.”

“I have every confidence that he’ll pass the test with flying colors and once that’s established, other things will be put to rest,” she said.

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