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| Black jury unable to find verdict | Black jury unable to find verdict |
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| The US jury in the fraud trial of media tycoon Lord Black has said it is unable to reach a unanimous verdict - but the judge has urged them to keep trying. | The US jury in the fraud trial of media tycoon Lord Black has said it is unable to reach a unanimous verdict - but the judge has urged them to keep trying. |
| Judge Amy St Eve ordered the 12 Chicago jurors to resume deliberations in the $60m (£29.5m) case. | Judge Amy St Eve ordered the 12 Chicago jurors to resume deliberations in the $60m (£29.5m) case. |
| Lord Black is accused of 11 charges of fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, and one of racketeering. | Lord Black is accused of 11 charges of fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, and one of racketeering. |
| The charges relate to his tenure as chief executive of newspaper publisher Hollinger International. | The charges relate to his tenure as chief executive of newspaper publisher Hollinger International. |
| Lord Black, and his four co-defendants are accused of stealing $60m from Hollinger shareholders to fund their opulent lifestyles. | |
| 'Please advise' | 'Please advise' |
| The judge's order came after the jury sent her a note saying they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and asked for advice. | The judge's order came after the jury sent her a note saying they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict and asked for advice. |
| "We have discussed and deliberated on all the evidence and are still unable to reach a unanimous verdict on one or more counts. Please advise," said the jury's note to the judge. | "We have discussed and deliberated on all the evidence and are still unable to reach a unanimous verdict on one or more counts. Please advise," said the jury's note to the judge. |
| It concluded: "PS We have read the jury instructions very carefully." | It concluded: "PS We have read the jury instructions very carefully." |
| The jury has been in deliberation for nine days. | The jury has been in deliberation for nine days. |
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| The Canadian-born UK peer faces a possible 91-year jail sentence if found guilty of all charges. | |
| His three co-defendants are former Hollinger executives, Jack Boultbee, 64, Peter Atkinson, 60, and Mark Kipnis, 59. | His three co-defendants are former Hollinger executives, Jack Boultbee, 64, Peter Atkinson, 60, and Mark Kipnis, 59. |
| Hollinger International used to own such newspapers as the UK's Daily Telegraph and Israel's Jerusalem Post. | Hollinger International used to own such newspapers as the UK's Daily Telegraph and Israel's Jerusalem Post. |
| The company sold both titles after the removal of Lord Black, and the name of the company has since been changed to Sun-Times News Group. | The company sold both titles after the removal of Lord Black, and the name of the company has since been changed to Sun-Times News Group. |
| Its last remaining large newspaper is the Chicago Sun-Times. | Its last remaining large newspaper is the Chicago Sun-Times. |