Conrad Black lost his appeal to overturn fraud and obstruction of justice convictions relating to Hollinger International. Legal observer Jacob Frenkel said the June 25th decision by the US Court of Appeals in Chicago meant Black had nowhere to go from there. (Black was serving a six-and-a-half year sentence in a Florida prison after being convicted on three counts of fraud and one of obstruction of justice along with three other executives.)

Date: 2008-06-25
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 19 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << the clarity in the in the 7th circuit opinion suggest that this was the final nail in the coffin for Conrad black it is likely that this decision will withstand scrutiny from higher-level courts and all the convictions will remain in effect >>

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