GINA COBB (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
By DemocracyRules Here is an incisive analysis of the political moment by Lord Black of Crossharbour. He is best known for his owning about half of Canada at one time or another, and his searing, free-ranging, bipartisan intellect. He has... Continued at website.
Sox First (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
So Conrad Black's latest appeal against his six and a half year sentence has been rejected . No surprises there. But it's not surprising either to read that the Lord Black of Crossharbour has settled down into prison life pretty well. Black has been dubbed "Lordy" by his fellow inmates and has a cell mate acting as a gofer, cleaner and butler, reports Kathryn Knight at the Daily Mail . He has even...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Lord Black of Crossharbour looks relaxed and almost jovial in the first picture of the former chairman of the Telegraph Group serving his 6½-year sentence in America for fraud.
The First Post (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
No one can accuse Barbara Amiel, wife of the Canadian fraudster Lord Black of Crossharbour, of not standing by her man. In a 4,000-word article for the Canadian current affairs…
The First Post (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Lord Black of Crossharbour, the former proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, will not be trading his prison fatigues - he is currently residing in a Florida jail - for a…
darkblack (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Lord Black of Crossharbour , better known currently as 18330-424 , has taken time from his busy social whirl of cafeteria lineups, 'insider' trading and compulsive handwashing so that he might rush to the defense of someone who was 'not a crook', or at least not a pedigreed one. Indeed, a recent tome on just how long the hanky panky has been going on might have provided a slight degree of cognitively...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Now that former controlling shareholder of the Sun-Times Lord Black of Crossharbour is in jail for fraud and obstruction of justice, it seems he has discovered valuable ways to spend his time. The jailed media magnate is currently writing a memoir , The Fight of My Life , slated for an October release. The book will pick up where his last memoir, A Life In Progress (1993), left off. Black's publisher...
the Real Estalker (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
SELLER: Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel LOCATION: S. Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach, FL PRICE: More than most can afford SIZE: 15,795 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms DESCRIPTION: Elegant ocean to lake estate was completely rebuilt for the present owners in Jan 2002. 5 bedroom suites, totally private with views, master suite consisting of 22x17 bedroom, lakefront library, his & her baths & dressing...
Sox First (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
From the Globe and Mail , we have the first of Conrad Black's prison letters. And it sounds like the convicted fraudster is holding up quite well. The letter, which comes with the insignia across the top The Lord Black of Crossharbour, shows that Black has not lost his touch. With an ego that should be donated to science, he is irrepressible. "Obviously I would prefer not to be here, but it is unthreatening,...
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Convicted and disgraced right-wing newspaper baron Lord Black of Crossharbour — aka Conrad “Tubby” Black — tried to reclaim his despised Canadian citizenship so he could avoid doing time in the much rougher U.S. prison system. He failed: Black will be headed to what is known as Coleman-Low, the low security facility in the sprawling Coleman [...]
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Former press baron Conrad Black surrendered at a Florida prison today to begin serving his 6-1/2 year sentence for fraud and obstructing justice. Britain's Lord Black of Crossharbour and his wife arrived at the Coleman Federal...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Lord Black of Crossharbour loudly proclaimed his innocence yesterday and avowed his continued faith in the American legal system, saying he never considered fleeing.
DealBook (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Former press baron Conrad Black surrendered at a Florida prison on Monday to begin serving his 6-and-1/2 year sentence for fraud and obstructing justice. Mr. Black — also known as Britain's Lord Black of Crossharbour — and his wife arrived at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in central Florida around noon in a large blue sport [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Lord Black of Crossharbour, the disgraced media mogul, today begins his 6½ year sentence for fraud. The former chairman of Hollinger, the world's third-largest newspaper group, was convicted in July 2007.
AM 640 Toronto Radio Toronto (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
In the British House of Lords, he is known as Lord Black of Crossharbour.
