Federal clemency record
Conrad Moffat Black
Also known as: Lord Black of Crossharbour, Baron Black of Crossharbour
August 25, 1944
Summary
Conrad Black, a British-Canadian newspaper publisher, received a pardon on May 15, 2019, from President Donald Trump for convictions entered in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2007 for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. The convictions stemmed from his diversion of non-compete payments from Hollinger International, the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and Telegraph Media Group.
Clemency record · 1 grant
Pardon · May 15, 2019
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Convictions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2007) for mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with non-compete payments diverted from Hollinger International, the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and Telegraph Media Group.
Counts of conviction
- Mail Fraud — Mail fraud in connection with non-compete payments diverted from Hollinger International. (18 U.S.C. § 1341)
- Obstruction of Justice — Obstruction of justice for removing boxes of documents from a Toronto office building during a related federal investigation. (18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(1))
Original sentence: 78 months imprisonment · $125,000.00 fine (sentenced December 10, 2007, Northern District of Illinois).