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Black to face fraud trial in 2007
Conrad Black and three former associates at the Hollinger media empire will face trial on fraud and other charges on March 5 2007.
Black charged with racketeering
Conrad Black was charged with racketeering and obstruction of justice as US prosecutors expanded their pursuit of the former head of the Hollinger media empire.
Black freed on $20m bail after not guilty plea
Conrad Black was released on a $20m bail agreement after the former head of the Hollinger media empire pleaded not guilty to multiple fraud charges in a US federal court.
Black caught short in fight to clear name
Conrad Black has often asserted that he is not a man to shrink in the face of adversity. But the British peer and former newspaper tycoon will be forced in coming months to fend off criminal fraud charges with a depleted arsenal.
US attorney summons news baron to court
Conrad Black, a man who once enjoyed a privileged life complete with lavish parties, private jets to Bora Bora and close friendships with political luminaries like Henry Kissinger, was brought crashing down to earth following the issuance of an arrest warrant and an indictment on criminal fraud charges.
Arrest warrants issued for Lord Black
Conrad Black, the British peer once considered one of the world's most powerful and influential media barons, was indicted on eight criminal fraud charges by Patrick Fitzgerald, the US attorney in Chicago.
Black given extra time to prepare
The arraignment of Conrad Black, the former media mogul, was delayed until November 30 after US prosecutors gave him more time to prepare his defence against fraud charges.
Conrad Black’s fall from grace
FT.com charts Conrad Black’s downfall from a life of luxury and influence as one of the world’s most powerful media barons to his criminal indictment on eight counts of fraud.
Black due in court to face US judge over fraud
Conrad Black was scheduled to appear before a judge in Chicago to face federal fraud charges, but it was unclear whether the former media mogul would indeed surrender to US authorities.
Lord Black’s cautionary lessons for executives
The lesson is simple: vigilance is the price of joining a corporate board and indifference will not be tolerated, either by investors or by the courts, write Jacquie McNish and Sinclair Stewart.
