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| Lord Black jury unable to agree | |
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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 - who was born Conrad Black, in Canada - 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. |
| CONRAD BLACK 1944: Born Montreal, Canada on 25 August1967: Buys his first Canadian newspaper, the Knowlton Advertiser for $5001985: Buys the UK's Daily Telegraph1992: Marries his second wife, Canadian journalist Barbara Amiel2001: Conrad Black ennobled as Lord Black of Crossharbour2003: Attacked by shareholders Black resigns as Hollinger International chief executive2005: Indicted for fraud and racketeering in the Chicago Federal Court2007: His criminal trial starts in Chicago | CONRAD BLACK 1944: Born Montreal, Canada on 25 August1967: Buys his first Canadian newspaper, the Knowlton Advertiser for $5001985: Buys the UK's Daily Telegraph1992: Marries his second wife, Canadian journalist Barbara Amiel2001: Conrad Black ennobled as Lord Black of Crossharbour2003: Attacked by shareholders Black resigns as Hollinger International chief executive2005: Indicted for fraud and racketeering in the Chicago Federal Court2007: His criminal trial starts in Chicago |
| "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, which has been in deliberation for nine days, did not disclose which of Lord Black's 13 charges they were undecided on. | The jury, which has been in deliberation for nine days, did not disclose which of Lord Black's 13 charges they were undecided on. |
| Judge St Eve urged the jurors to discuss their differences. | Judge St Eve urged the jurors to discuss their differences. |
| Yet she added: "But you should not surrender your honest beliefs about the weight or effect of the evidence solely because of the opinions of your fellow jurors or for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict." | Yet she added: "But you should not surrender your honest beliefs about the weight or effect of the evidence solely because of the opinions of your fellow jurors or for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict." |
| The judge also said that in the past she had sent juries back to continue deliberating two or three times. | The judge also said that in the past she had sent juries back to continue deliberating two or three times. |
| Daily Telegraph | Daily Telegraph |
| The Canadian-born UK peer faces a possible 91-year jail sentence if found guilty of all charges. | 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. |