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Last update - 01:38 29/02/2008 U.S. court denies bail for ex-Jerusalem Post publisher Conrad Black By Reuters and The Associated Press Tags: Conrad Black A federal appeals court denied on Thursday Conrad Black's request to remain free on bond, while the judges consider an appeal of his conviction for defrauding Hollinger International Inc and obstructing justice. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit said the former Jerusalem Post publisher and member of Britain's House of Lords must surrender to a Florida prison to begin serving his 6.5 year sentence on March 3. But the judges said Black and two fellow former executives convicted with him raised a "substantial" question on two of the fraud counts. Those executives, John Boultbee and Peter Atkinson, were permitted to remain free on bond during the appeal process. Advertisement Black, 62, was convicted of three counts of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. In July of last year, Black was acquitted of nine other counts, including racketeering and misuse of corporate perks, such as taking the company plane on a vacation to Bora Bora and billing shareholders $40,000 for his wife's birthday party. The heart of the case against the husky, silver-haired publishing millionaire focused on a large-scale selloff starting in 1998 of Hollinger community papers that were published across the United States and Canada. Companies that bought newspapers in seven such deals paid millions of dollars to Hollinger International, with headquarters in Chicago, in return for promises it would not go into competition with the new owners. Black was charged with illegally diverting millions of dollars in those so-called non-compete payments to himself, Boultbee, Atkinson and the longtime No. 2 man in the Hollinger International empire, F. David Radler. Black was convicted on three counts of those allegations made by prosecutors. Related articles: Ex-Jerusalem Post owner Conrad Black convicted of mail fraud Jury deadlocked in fraud trial of former Jerusalem Post owner Bookmark to del.icio.us   Power to the people Egypt plans to provide all of Gaza's electricity, to wean dependency on Israel. Calculated escalation Hamas has been trying for some time to create a balance of deterrence with Israel.

Today Online IDF kills 20, including 5 children, in Gaza, West Bank Responses: 327 Barak: Large-scale Gaza operation is 'real and tangible' Responses: 124 Editorial: Decision on Gaza operation should be daring and level-headed Responses: 79 Abbas: I oppose armed struggle, but won't rule it out for future Responses: 105 Pro-Israel evangelical leader Hagee endorses McCain Responses: 58 Rosner's Domain Battle of Ohio: from James Garfield to Hillary Clinton Voters: Obama's not "tough enough" on foreign policy (WTR) Poll: Your solution for the situation in Gaza Prosecutor in AIPAC case to leave before trial? (WTR) Can Obama restore the Black-Jewish alliance? More Headlines 04:17 Gaza offensive looms as violence spirals 23:29 IDF kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza, W. Bank, including 5 children 03:00 ANALYSIS / Uncompromising Hamas is in trouble 05:49 J'lem court indicts policeman for grievous assault at Amona 05:48 Babylon and Jerusalem / The Durban dilemma 06:02 U.S. presidential elections / McCain, Obama gear up for face off over Iraq 04:06 Former diplomat: Assad seeks to restart talks with Israel 05:33 Hundreds attend funeral of student killed in Wednesday's rocket attack 01:16 Sapir College licks its wounds after student killed by rocket 22:05 U.K. officials: Prince Harry serving on front line in Afghanistan 22:46 German Jewish leader urges Merkel to back Israel's stance on Iran Previous Editions Select Day 28 feb 27 feb 26 feb 25 feb 24 feb 22 feb 21 feb 20 feb 19 feb 18 feb 17 feb 15 feb

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