Smells and sounds like stall tactic to me..
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman convicted in July of mail fraud and obstruction of justice, wants a brief postponement of his Nov. 30 sentencing date, according to a court filing.
In papers filed with U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve in Chicago yesterday, Black defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback asked the judge to put off the sentencing until at least Dec. 4. The lawyer said he needs more time to review a pre-sentence report due by Nov. 13.
``The short extension of time is needed to ensure that counsel has a sufficient opportunity'' to review and respond to the pre-sentence report, Steinback wrote, citing the complexity of the case.
On July 13, Black and three other former Hollinger executives were convicted on three counts of mail fraud by a federal court jury, ending a 15-week trial. Black was also convicted of obstructing justice. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of at least 15 years in prison.
Randall Samborn, a spokesman for Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, declined to comment on the request to put off the sentencing. Black is free on $21 million bail. His travel is restricted to Palm Beach, Florida, where he has a home, and the Chicago area.
Black led Hollinger for eight years as its chairman and chief executive officer.
Amid allegations of corruption, he resigned as CEO in November 2003 and was fired as chairman two months later.
The jury convicted him and the other men of stealing from the company as they engineered its sale of more than $3 billion in assets between 1998 and 2001.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman convicted in July of mail fraud and obstruction of justice, wants a brief postponement of his Nov. 30 sentencing date, according to a court filing.
In papers filed with U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve in Chicago yesterday, Black defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback asked the judge to put off the sentencing until at least Dec. 4. The lawyer said he needs more time to review a pre-sentence report due by Nov. 13.
``The short extension of time is needed to ensure that counsel has a sufficient opportunity'' to review and respond to the pre-sentence report, Steinback wrote, citing the complexity of the case.
On July 13, Black and three other former Hollinger executives were convicted on three counts of mail fraud by a federal court jury, ending a 15-week trial. Black was also convicted of obstructing justice. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of at least 15 years in prison.
Randall Samborn, a spokesman for Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, declined to comment on the request to put off the sentencing. Black is free on $21 million bail. His travel is restricted to Palm Beach, Florida, where he has a home, and the Chicago area.
Black led Hollinger for eight years as its chairman and chief executive officer.
Amid allegations of corruption, he resigned as CEO in November 2003 and was fired as chairman two months later.
The jury convicted him and the other men of stealing from the company as they engineered its sale of more than $3 billion in assets between 1998 and 2001.
3 comments:
Doesn't Oxford Wisconsin have another available opening for a camper?
"Doesn't Oxford Wisconsin have another available opening for a camper?"
LMAO!
Black's lawyer must have missed out on those speed reading classes from the 1980s. Order Chinese take-out and get back to work!
Black is different from Ryan. Black is Canadian and Canada turned on Black. Don't send Black to Oxford, Wisconsin. I vote for Trenton State prison.
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