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Verdict imminent in Black trial
Summary with new information since yesterday, from articles in English
BARBARA AMIEL Lord Black faces not only the loss of his freedom but also his substantial personal wealth, after a jury last week convicted him of fraud and obstructing justice . (article 4)
Greenspan's services alone have presented Black with a $4m bill, while estimates for the total defence costs - Black employed a dream team of America's top criminal lawyers - vary from $25m to $70m . (article 4)
Black of Crossharbour has clung to defiance and denial for as long as he could against the onslaught of US investigators and public opinion . (article 4)
Within hours of guilty verdicts being handed down, as Black sat sullen before a pragmatic Mid-Western jury, he was stripped of the whip in the House of Lords by the Conservative leader, David Cameron . (article 4)
He will be in an orange jumpsuit triumphant prosecutor Eric Sussman said after the case was over, referring to the uniforms typically issued to US convicts . (article 4)
As a foreign national and a fraudster likely to receive a hefty sentence, Black will not serve his term in the equivalent of an open prison, but a minimum- or medium-security federal institution . (article 4)
US attorney for the Chicago area, has very conservatively estimated that Black will be sent to prison for between 15 and 20 years - this is vehemently disputed by Greenspan . (article 4)
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Black, Hollinger, verdict, Fraud, Lord |
Source articles
- Black gets justice, not vengeance (ft.com, 07/14/2007, 460 words)
- Verdict imminent in Black trial (BBC News, 07/13/2007, 401 words)
- Disgraced mogul Black 'to appeal' (BBC News, 07/14/2007, 680 words)
- They found Conrad Black guilty of fraud. Now they want his money (observer.guardian.co.uk, 07/15/2007, 1102 words)
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