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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour
KCSG
(born August 25, 1944), is a Canadian-born British former
newspaper publisher
, author, and convicted felon. Black was in charge of
Hollinger International
. It published
The Daily Telegraph
(UK),
Chicago Sun-Times
(U.S.),
The Jerusalem Post
(Israel),
National Post
(Canada), and hundreds of community newspapers in North America.
In October 2002, Black became a member of the
House of Lords
. He was born in
Montreal
,
Quebec
.
In 2007, he was found guilty on four counts of fraud in
U.S. District Court
in Chicago. While two of the
criminal fraud
charges were dropped on appeal, a conviction for felony fraud and obstruction of justice were upheld in 2010. He was re-sentenced to 42 months in prison and a fine of $125,000.
In 2019,
President Donald Trump
granted him a full
pardon
.
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