David Teather in New York
Friday May 27, 2005
The Guardian
Former Daily Telegraph owner Conrad Black has been forced to return 12 boxes of material to a court-appointed inspector after he was caught on video taking them from his Toronto offices.
Lord Black, who is fighting allegations that he plundered his former company of hundreds of millions of dollars, was captured on camera removing the boxes through a back door late on Friday.
He is under investigation by criminal authorities in the United States and facing lawsuits in both the US and Canada.
In the video footage, shown in court on Wednesday, Lord Black, his long-time assistant Joan Maida and chauffeur John Hillier are seen removing the boxes from the company Hollinger Inc shortly after 5pm. Lord Black is shown holding the door as he handed boxes to Mr Hillier.
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