Seventh Circuit Upholds Convictions Of Conrad Black And Associates

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the mail fraud convictions of former Hollinger Inc. CEO and chairman Conrad Black, as well as the convictions of his co-defendants Jack Boultbee, Peter Atkinson and Mark Kipnis.The court also upheld Black’s obstruction conviction which arose from his removal of boxes of documents from his Toronto office in violation of a court order. The Canadian Press covers the decision here. Black was sentenced in December to 78 months in prison; he began serving his term on March 3 after the Seventh Circuit denied his request to remain free on bond during his appeal. Boultbee, Atkinson and Kipnis have been free on bond during the appeal.