Conrad Black's obstruction and 1 fraud convictions upheld, 2 others overturned

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Conrad Black eked out a minor legal victory in a U.S. appeals court Friday as two of his fraud convictions were overturned due to a legal error, though a serious count of obstruction of justice and one other fraud charge were upheld.

Black was not acquitted on the overturned counts but the appellate judges did find an error "warranting — barely — a retrial," judge Richard Posner wrote in a decision that came down exactly a month after the two sides made their arguments before the three-judge panel.

Prosecutors have not yet determined whether they will retry Black on the convictions that were overturned in a ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.

Black, who is currently free on bail, will be now be resentenced on the upheld convictions relating to a 2007 case in which he and several colleagues were convicted of defrauding investors of media company Hollinger International.

Read more: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/conrad-blacks-obstruction-and-1-fraud-convictions-upheld-2-others-overturned-106306173.html

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Go on, through the corrupt fucker back in jail.

[Roland99]

1. and Richard Perle still is unscathed

http://www.slate.com/id/2106175/

[iverglas]

2. give us back Omar Khadr

But please keep this one, and do what you want with him!

Apparently the climate in Palm Beach disagrees with Barbara.

Maybe she'd like Guantanamo Bay better. I can recommend the Hotel Casa Granda in nearby Santiago de Cuba, right on Parque Céspedes. ... Oh, damn, it seems to have been restored and no doubt has hot and cold running water, these days ...


edit -- I don't understand why he has to be resentenced on the counts for which convictions were upheld. Because the original sentence took into account the multiple charges?