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Not all of Conrad Black's friends have deserted the former media baron in his hour of need. Several dozen have attested to his kindness and humility
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Conrad Black, the former newspaper magnate who once controlled one of the largest media empires in the world, is due to be sentenced for fraud
Conrad Black’s fall from grace ends in jail
Conrad Black, the former media magnate who once controlled an empire stretching from Vancouver to Jerusalem, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the multimillion-dollar fraud at Hollinger International
Black benefits from softer stance
The US crackdown on white-collar crime is leading to less severe sentences. That was the message some legal experts took from Chicago after Conrad Black was sentenced to 6½ years in prison
Objection to Black sentencing plan
US prosecutors have challenged the probation office sentencing recommendation for Conrad Black, the former newspaper executive who was convicted of fraud, because they fear it diminishes the significance of the crime he committed
Prosecutors seek $17m from Black
Prosecutors are seeking to seize nearly $17m from Conrad Black and two other former executives at Hollinger International following their conviction on fraud charges in July
Heavy-hitter to defend Black
Conrad Black, the British peer recently convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice, has hired a heavy-hitting New York attorney who once represented Bill and Hillary Clinton against the independent counsel Kenneth Starr to lead his forthcoming appeal.
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Conrad Black, the British peer who at the height of his power controlled one of the world’s biggest media empires is to be sentenced after being convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice. Our slideshow looks back at the highlights of the trial
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Conrad Black’s fall from grace
Lord Black once rubbed shoulders with the high and mighty. But his life took a dramatic turn in 2003 when investors at Hollinger International started asking questions
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Conrad Black and the rise and fall of the Anglosphere
As the Iraq war has grown more unpopular, so it has eroded ties of sympathy in the English-speaking world, writes Gideon Rachman.
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My vision of a strong and benign Commonwealth bloc lives on
Gideon Rachman is correct that variations of the Anglosphere, with which he generously identifies me, are flourishing.
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