Black charged with racketeering, obstruction - RICO!

[UpInArms]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051207/black_charges_051215/20051215?hub=Canada

CHICAGO — Conrad Black was hit with new U.S. federal criminal charges Thursday, as prosecutors added racketeering and obstruction of justice allegations to the list of fraud counts he's already facing.

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The racketeering count, under the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law known as RICO, alleges that Black was the principal leader, manager and organizer of the Hollinger enterprise.

It alleges that between 1998 and 2002, Black, together with the defendants, operated Hollinger through a pattern of racketeering acts, each containing one or more underlying allegations of fraud.

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That same day, Black was also charged with eight counts of fraud. He is now facing four new charges in total -- one each of racketeering, obstruction of justice, money laundering and wire fraud.

...more...

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/newsfinder/pulseone.asp?dateid=38701.6525140625-854525443&siteID=mktw&scid=0&doctype=806&property=symb&value=&categories=&

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hollinger International Inc.'s (HLR) former chairman and chief executive officer, Conrad Black, was indicted on additional charges Thursday by federal prosecutors, according to media reports. Black has been charged with one count each of racketeering, obstruction of justice, money-laundering and wire fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site. Last week, Black reportedly pleaded not guilty to eight charges of fraud in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

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3:31pm 12/15/05 HOLLINGER EX-CHAIR CHARGED W/ MONEY-LAUNDERING -- REPORTS

3:31pm 12/15/05 HOLLINGER EX-CHAIR CHARGED W/ WIRE FRAUD -- REPORTS

3:29pm 12/15/05 HOLLINGER EX-CHAIR BLACK CHARGED W/ RACKETEERING -- REPORTS

3:30pm 12/15/05 HOLLINGER EX-CHAIR CHARGED W/ OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE -- REPORTS

3:29pm 12/15/05 HOLLINGER EX-CHAIR BLACK INDICTED ON ADD'L CHARGES - REPORTS

(edited to AP article)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. Big Jim Thompson (R), one of the few IL govs not in jail warned as well

the SEC notified him that he may be sued for his failure to run the audit committee properly. Thompson is the head of one of the largest law firms and for a decade, managed to avoid indictment, despite some schemes and acts that - well - always came close to crossing the line.

I think this time they have caught him.

[shraby]

2. This is one of Fitzgerald's cases. If I were

Libby and Rove, I'd be shaking in my boots.

[Dr.Phool]

3. RICO

That means they can sieze all his millions.

[dutchdemocrat]

4. and hopefully

Richard Perle.

He's up to his ears in Hollinger.

[0007]

5. Now perhaps Patrick Fitzgerald will have more time to spend

on the Plame case. Does anyone know how long Fitz's has been on this case?

This is big.

[Patsy Stone]

7. Well, the SEC request for info came in May of 2005

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2005/pr1215_01.pdf

[0007]

9. .....and Ken Lay has been running around as a free man for

five years, while Martha Steward has been tried, jailed and been free for a year now.

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal..

[Patsy Stone]

12. Well, now Fitz can't handle every case...

But I'm sure happy he's handling Plamegate. :)

[0007]

20. You're right Patsy I was just being factious in a pissed on way.

I get so impatient. "Tis a trait that us old folk get, cuz we know we're not for long.

[Patsy Stone]

21. I knew that

And I was saying it in a "There, there, dear" kinda way. Let us count our many blessings this Fitzmas Season. We have much to be grateful for. :)

[Judi Lynn]

6. Justice for a dirty, obnoxious right-winger.Good work!Thanks,UpInArms!n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. So who was Black racketeering with?

It takes at least two to racketeer.

Black was Richard Perle's moneyman. I hope they get him too.

[0007]

10. Make my fucking day!

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. I promise

to get drunk on the day that fat pig goes down, if you do?

[0007]

14. A drunk would probably polish me off, but it would be worth it!

I promise

[Spazito]

13. Wow, a bonus Fitzmas day for me!!!!

I love, love, love, love, love this OP!!


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

and

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

and for Patrick Fitzgerald

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[ngGale]

15. Good....

RICO, humm...:popcorn:

[Hotler]

16. How do you eat an elephant?...

One bite at a time. Bit by bit the foundation of the greedy elite gets chipped away. I love it!!!! I hope Ken Lay goes down hard.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Lord Tubby of Crossharbour - never thought I'd see the day

Here in Canada, he's been hated and reviled ever since he took over a major supermarket chain (Dominion's, I believe) and raided the company's pension fund.

From his delusions of grandeur (he likes to wear uniforms, though never served anywhere) to his erudite arrogance and trademark sneering comments about anything progressive, he has truly earned the hate of Canadians.

And giving up his Canadian citizenship because the Prime Minister refused to allow him to receive a peerage in the British House of Lords didn't endear him to anyone either (except Maggie Thatcher, who was delighted).

I've been watching his career very closely over the years and looked forward to just this day.

And if nothing else, he has been entertaining. Unless you were a stockholder bilked out of millions or somebody canned in the name of downsizing for fun and profit.

Here's to you, Conrad! May ye rot in Hell for eternity! :toast:

[WhiteTara]

18. Oh Happy Day!

More wonderful News. Soon Monkey Boy Soon we will see you in the same light.

[0007]

19. bttft

[emad]

22. Black Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2005
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(AP) Former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black pleaded not guilty Friday to new charges of racketeering, obstruction of justice, money laundering and wire fraud in the alleged plundering of $80 million from Hollinger International Inc.
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Charges against co-defendants Peter Atkinson, Mark Kipnis and the Ravelston Corp. Ltd., the Canadian company that Black used to control Chicago-based Hollinger International, remained unchanged. All have pleaded not guilty.

The former Hollinger executives are accused of cheating on taxes and looting more than $80 million from the company through a series of fraudulent payments linked to the sale of several hundred U.S. and Canadian publishing properties.

The additional charges against Black bring the maximum penalties against him to 95 years in prison and a $7 million fine. Before the new charges, he faced a maximum of 40 years in prison and $2 million if convicted.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/16/ap/business/mainD8EHEAM83.shtml


CHRISTMAS startin' early this year!!!!

[UpInArms]

23. update: Conrad Black pleads not guilty to new charges - reports

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/newsfinder/pulseone.asp?siteid=mktw&guid=%7BB75782A4-3547-4F63-9629-3A3DFDBB4C2B%7D&

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Conrad Black, former chairman and chief executive of Hollinger International (HLR), pleaded not guilty to new charges of racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice, according to media reports Friday. The case against Black charges that he and some associates looted the Hollinger publishing empire of more than $80 million. Earlier this month, Conrad Black pleaded not guilty to eight charges of fraud. John Boultbee, Black's co-defendant and Hollinger's former chief financial officer, also pleaded not guilty to one new count of wire fraud, according to reports.

Reminds me of an old saying:

The wheels of justice grind very slowly indeed, but they grind very fine.

[warrens]

24. Just heartbreaking

He's such a nice, honest, caring guy. Bwahahahahaha. With any luck, he and Kennyboy will hit the general population about the same time.

[hyphenate]

25. I wonder....

if they get further into the doings of Hollinger if there is any possibility that they will dig deep into the entire corporation. Both Richard Perle and Henry Kissinger are on the board of Hollinger, in part in the ownership of the Jerusalem Times, and you have to wonder what they've been doing. It would certainly be worth investigating, and to snatch two more neocons in their plot to take over the middle east.

I also have to wonder about Lieberman. It appears to me that his devotion to Israel is the main impetus to his support of the Iraq war, and NOT to his service for the American people. I fear his loyalties are there more, and that if it ever came down to a decision on his part to be true to either the USA or Israel, he would certainly choose Israel.

Perhaps that's unfair of me, but that's been my impression for a very long time. We bitch and moan about the RRR and their placing religion over common sense, patriotism and tolerance, but those of other faiths also have this same sort of jingoistic fervor, and Lieberman is one of those who appears to be of that nature.

[Spazito]

26. Well, they have been forced to resign from the board

I have hopes they will faces charges as well but reality dictates it is unlikely, sadly.