Conrad Black, convicted felon

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Sorry from Canada, we sent this slut to Chicago and polluted a nice town with his corrupt greedy bastard ways. Convicted today on three counts of mail fraud + obstructing justice.

 

Lord Black won't serve a day in prison though.

[Dreamin']

 

Don't forget, Lord Black of Crossharbour is no longer a Canadian citizen. (Thank you, Jean Chr

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I know... he gave up his Cdn citizenship to be inducted into the House of Lords or whatever.

 

Still, this story is top headline news in Canada. I'm not sure if it's even a blip on the radar in the States.

[Dreamin']

He admired Richard Nixon, that's all they need to know.

 

Oh, the sweet irony!

 

Britain's Conservative Party has said Conrad Black will no longer be able to sit as a Tory in the House of Lords following his conviction in the U.S. on charges of fraud and obstruction of justice.

 

"In the light of this verdict the Conservative whip will be withdrawn from Lord Black' date='" the party said in a statement.[/quote']

 

Black has been trying to regain his Canadian citizenship. Citizenship and Immigration Canada declined to comment to the Canadian Press specifically on Black's application to resume his citizenship.

 

But department spokesperson Karen Shadd-Evelyn said that "in general' date=' a person convicted of a serious crime is inadmissible to Canada."

 

That means Black won't get the opportunity to serve his sentence in Canada, where he would be eligible for parole earlier than in the U.S.

 

"It is kind of an irony that he would want to abandon citizenship for the (British) House of Lords and want to regain it for prison," immigration lawyer David Matas said.

 

U.S. legal experts have said that as a foreigner, Black is not eligible to be placed in an American minimum-security prison, sometimes dubbed "Club Fed" for their relaxed, college-dorm approach to incarceration.

 

He is more likely to be sent to a low-security facility, with a more controlled environment.[/quote']