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| Conrad Black must start jail term | Conrad Black must start jail term |
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| Former media tycoon Conrad Black has lost a final attempt to delay the start of his six-and-a-half year jail term. | Former media tycoon Conrad Black has lost a final attempt to delay the start of his six-and-a-half year jail term. |
| His period on bail will end on 3 March when he must report to a federal prison in Florida. | His period on bail will end on 3 March when he must report to a federal prison in Florida. |
| The former owner of the Daily Telegraph was convicted of three counts of fraud and one of obstructing justice. | The former owner of the Daily Telegraph was convicted of three counts of fraud and one of obstructing justice. |
| His lawyers had asked a Chicago court to allow him to remain free on a bond while judges consider an appeal against his conviction. | His lawyers had asked a Chicago court to allow him to remain free on a bond while judges consider an appeal against his conviction. |
| Black was convicted in July last year of stealing millions of dollars from shareholders of Hollinger International, the newspaper empire he once led. | Black was convicted in July last year of stealing millions of dollars from shareholders of Hollinger International, the newspaper empire he once led. |
| The court cleared Conrad Black of eight further fraud counts and one charge of racketeering. | The court cleared Conrad Black of eight further fraud counts and one charge of racketeering. |
| Two of Black's co-defendants, Peter Y Atkinson and John Boultbee, were allowed to remain free whilst appealing against their sentences. | Two of Black's co-defendants, Peter Y Atkinson and John Boultbee, were allowed to remain free whilst appealing against their sentences. |
| A judge at the federal appeals court said Black and the two former executives had raised a "substantial" question on two of the three counts of fraud. | A judge at the federal appeals court said Black and the two former executives had raised a "substantial" question on two of the three counts of fraud. |
| But there was less chance of any appeals court would overturn Black's conviction of obstruction of justice, the judge said. | But there was less chance of any appeals court would overturn Black's conviction of obstruction of justice, the judge said. |
| Jurors at the original trial were shown video evidence of him removing boxes of evidence from his Toronto office, in violation of a judge's order. |