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If I had committed any of the offenses charged, I would have pleaded guilty and asked for a sentence that would enable me to atone for my crime and assuage my guilt and shame
Conrad Black reports to prison Mar 03, 2008
Conrad Black asserts his innocence without qualification with respect to each and every one of the charges set forth in the indictment
Lord Black says he is innocent of fraud Nov 18, 2005
We've known for some time that they've been looking into these matters and this confirms it
Conrad Black, others subject of probe Mar 22, 2005
We feel it's a quality paper. It is quite profitable, and we're getting it, really, for not an awful lot of money
Conrad Black attacks Chicago Sun-Times Jul 21, 2004
I am trying to retrieve my reputation as an honest man
Conrad Black says he's been defamed Feb 20, 2004
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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, PC (Can.), KCSG (born August 25, 1944) is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, historian, columnist and publisher who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc. Through affiliates, the company published major newspapers including The Daily Telegraph (UK), Chicago Sun Times (U.S.), Jerusalem Post (Israel), National Post (Canada), and hundreds of community newspapers in North America.
He was convicted of fraud in a US court in 2007 and sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment. On July 19, 2010 Black was granted bail. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two of the three remaining mail fraud counts in October of that year. On June 24, 2011 he was resentenced on one remaining count of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice to a prison term of 42 months and a fine of $125,000 (USD). As the 29 months Black has served is included in this sentence, he is required to return to prison on September 6, 2011, for a remaining thirteen months.