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| Lord Black jury ends its 10th day | |
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| The US jury in the Lord Black fraud trial has been adjourned for the night as it continues to struggle to reach a unanimous verdict. | |
| A day after they told Judge Amy St Eve that they were having difficulty coming to an agreement, the 12 jurors have now gone home ready to return on Thursday. | |
| Lord Black faces 13 charges ranging from fraud to obstruction of justice. | |
| They relate to the UK peer's tenure as chief executive of newspaper publisher Hollinger International. | |
| He is accused of stealing $60m (£29.5m) from Hollinger's shareholders. | He is accused of stealing $60m (£29.5m) from Hollinger's shareholders. |
| Canadian-born Conrad Black, 62, is on trial with three other former Hollinger directors, Jack Boultbee, 64, Peter Atkinson, 60, and Mark Kipnis, 59. | |
| 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 |
| They are accused of stealing the money to fund their opulent lifestyles, which in the case of Lord Black is said to have included gala parties for his wife, a private jet, and a luxury apartment in New York. | They are accused of stealing the money to fund their opulent lifestyles, which in the case of Lord Black is said to have included gala parties for his wife, a private jet, and a luxury apartment in New York. |
| The jury's note on Tuesday said: "We have discussed and deliberated on all the evidence and are still unable to reach a unanimous verdict on one or more counts". | The jury's note on Tuesday said: "We have discussed and deliberated on all the evidence and are still unable to reach a unanimous verdict on one or more counts". |
| Asking Judge St Eve for advice, they said they had read their instructions very carefully. | Asking Judge St Eve for advice, they said they had read their instructions very carefully. |
| Although she asked them to try again to come to agreement, she also urged them not to change their minds solely "for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict". | Although she asked them to try again to come to agreement, she also urged them not to change their minds solely "for the purpose of returning a unanimous verdict". |
| The judge added that in the past she had sent juries back to continue deliberating two or three times. | The judge added that in the past she had sent juries back to continue deliberating two or three times. |
| Lord Black's 13 charges include 11 for fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, and one of racketeering. | Lord Black's 13 charges include 11 for fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, and one of racketeering. |
| Partial verdict rules | Partial verdict rules |
| Under US criminal law, the judge cannot accept a majority verdict. | Under US criminal law, the judge cannot accept a majority verdict. |
| However, she can accept a partial verdict, whereby she can let the jury declare unanimous verdict on individual counts. | However, she can accept a partial verdict, whereby she can let the jury declare unanimous verdict on individual counts. |
| Those counts on which they agree will then stand, while any charges they cannot agree on will count as a mistrial. | Those counts on which they agree will then stand, while any charges they cannot agree on will count as a mistrial. |
| Any charges they cannot agree on can then go to a fresh trial if the prosecution so chooses. | Any charges they cannot agree on can then go to a fresh trial if the prosecution so chooses. |
| Lord Black faces a possible 91-year jail sentence if found guilty of all charges. | Lord Black faces a possible 91-year jail sentence if found guilty of all charges. |
| 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. |