Benjamin Weiser

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US defends decision to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione - The Economic Times

Federal prosecutors, in a new court filing Friday night, defended the government's decision to seek the death penaltyagainst Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare's CEO nearly one year ago outside a midtown Manhatta... See more

economictimes.com•Benjamin Weiser•Nov 22, 2025

ICE frees blind migrant who was detained for days in isolation

For at least five days, a blind Ecuadorian man who was arrested this month in New York City by U.S. immigration authorities was held in isolation at a county jail, locked in his cell for 24 hours a day and deprived of his cane. “I feel so terrible I canno... See more

seattletimes.com•Benjamin Weiser•Nov 19, 2025

Judge rebukes Trump officials for saying Mangione is a killer | The Seattle Times

A federal judge Wednesday demanded that the Trump Justice Department explain why senior officials made comments that called Luigi Mangione guilty of killing a health insurance executive in New York, despite her order to keep quiet. The comments began last... See more

seattletimes.com•Benjamin Weiser•Sep 24, 2025

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