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Former Media Mogul Conrad Black Sentenced in Chicago

Peter Atkinson, former Hollinger International vice president and general counsel and co-defendant of Conrad Black, arrives at Federal Court for his sentencing on December 10, 2007, in Chicago. Atkinson, Black and two-other co-defendants, were convicted in July of three counts of mail fraud for their role in a scheme which bilked shareholders out of millions of dollars. Black was also convicted on an obstruction of justice charge. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)

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