Conrad Black Asks Supreme Court For Prison Release

WASHINGTON — Former media executive Conrad Black is seeking his release from prison, at least until the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold his fraud conviction.

Black has served nearly 15 months of a 6 1/2-year prison term following his conviction in July 2007. In early May, the high court agreed to hear an appeal from Black and two other former executives of the Hollinger International media company who were convicted in connection with payments of $5.5 million they received from a Hollinger subsidiary.

The court probably won't hear arguments until late this year and a decision is unlikely before late winter. In the meantime, the judge who presided over the trial has said one of the men, John Boultbee, can be released on bond.

The government did not oppose Boultbee's release, said Miguel Estrada, Black's Washington-based lawyer. But it "steadfastly refuses to consent to bail for Mr. Black," Estrada said in a court filing he directed to Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens handles matters that come to the court from Illinois.

There was no immediate comment from the Justice Department.

Comments

[victor the crab]

Take your fudge pounding like the prison beyotch that you are, Tubby!

[brandnewstuff]

Yes many other men need to be in Prison with this man for Crimes more Hedeous and did damages to the global structure and still the indicments for them??????

[brandnewstuff]

For the Supreme Court to take up and release this man would make for Bad Precedent for future
cases- I do not hear Jeffery Skillings being a cry baby- Then again his case brought the SOX ACT

[larry278]

I have mixed feeling about Mr Black's fate. He has written articles while he has been in prison. I've enjoyed Mr Black's articles. I've also enjoyed the works Mr Black did while he was free, hadn't been convicted & hadn't been put in prison.
Is Mr Black's sentence a sentence his crimes damended?
Does Mr Black deserve time off from his sentence for good conduct?
Will Mr Black write less if he's freed?
The Supreme Court will decide to hear Mr Black's plea or not.
If the Supreme Ct decides to hear Mr Black's plea, the Ct has precedents that will guide it. Those precedents, not my questions & feelings, will be used to decide Mr Black's fate. There is a possibility that the court may set new precedents if it hears Mr Black's pleas. In other words, I don't have any idea of what the Supreme Court will do.

[thedave108]

Why is the freakin' Supreme Court even involved in a 5.5M fraud case. I don't like it.....

[jukesgrrl]

Good comment.

[imsosure]

Perhaps a release to solitary confinement would be appropriate.

[Cogs]

He'll be home for Christmas.

[takeyourballandgohome]

No remorse whatsoever, EVER, from this guy! He just knows he's always correct. He feels he's entitled..­.to apply and be recognized by the Supreme Court is one thing, but Conrad feels he should be out of jail? It's tit for tat, that's all with him. He gave Canadian citizenship so he's w/o any support there...an­ything for himself! Pls don't waste our courts' time and our time on this criminal. He has learned absolutely nothing except how to twist the law of the US...have him go home to wherever that is, England I guess. His wife said she hates Us/Florida, only here b/c of him!

[spoonflipper]

Whoah. I just read his biography of FDR. I had no idea.

[glorialovelace]

I thought it was an excellent book -- a tome, but every inch of it was fascinating. But because of the general disapproval of Black's behavior, it was not even widely reviewed.

[NevaforLeadership]

I hope he is successful.

He didn't do anything close to what the financial crisis's brew of CEOs/traders did.

His shareholders suffered no setbacks as a result of his activities.

His lawyers (particularly one female lawyer) advised him that what he was doing was OK and legal. Did they spend any time in jail?

[Ramjet]

Conrad should stay in jail. He has taken too many companies that he has been involved with over the years to bankruptcy or other terrible ends, including a company where I worked for 24 years. All while he lived the high life.

One thing I have never understood - he was knighted by the British government, and still is able to retain that title. He and other convicted felons should have their British knighthood revoked.

[Chililabombwe]

He was given a peerage (he became a Lord). This is nearly always given to an owner of one of the "quality" newspapers in Britain (in his case, The Daily Telegraph).

When he runs out of appeals, his peerage will almost certainly be withdrawn.

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

Hey Conrad, man up and do your fuchking time!

[NevaforLeadership]

Let me understand this. Do you think that is cool writing?

[blukazoo]

What don't you understand? He doesn't want him to get out of jail before he finishes serving his sentence.

[3dtrix]

Clearly you have no understanding of the poasting poleese...