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| Conrad Black protests innocence | Conrad Black protests innocence |
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| Conrad Black has protested his innocence as he awaits sentencing in the US after his conviction on three counts of fraud. | |
| Black told the BBC that he had done "absolutely nothing" wrong. | Black told the BBC that he had done "absolutely nothing" wrong. |
| He maintained that the evidence presented during his lengthy fraud trial in Chicago did not justify a guilty verdict. | He maintained that the evidence presented during his lengthy fraud trial in Chicago did not justify a guilty verdict. |
| Canadian-born Black was found guilty of swindling shareholders while running media group Hollinger International. | Canadian-born Black was found guilty of swindling shareholders while running media group Hollinger International. |
| In addition to the fraud conviction, he was also found guilty of obstructing justice. | In addition to the fraud conviction, he was also found guilty of obstructing justice. |
| Black is free on $21m (£10.5m) bail but the court has restricted his movements within the US. | Black is free on $21m (£10.5m) bail but the court has restricted his movements within the US. |
| He will be sentenced on 10 December. | He will be sentenced on 10 December. |
| Defiant tycoon | Defiant tycoon |
| As his lawyers argue for a more lenient sentence than the possible 35-year term he faces, Black declared that he was "an innocent man" and was "fighting for his life". | As his lawyers argue for a more lenient sentence than the possible 35-year term he faces, Black declared that he was "an innocent man" and was "fighting for his life". |
| Black, whose biography of disgraced US President Richard Nixon has just been published, insisted that he would overcome what he termed "these travails". | Black, whose biography of disgraced US President Richard Nixon has just been published, insisted that he would overcome what he termed "these travails". |
| I clearly misjudged the strength of the corporate governance movement Conrad Black | I clearly misjudged the strength of the corporate governance movement Conrad Black |
| Speaking of Nixon, he said that the former president had "triumphed over everybody" despite being forced out of office in the wake of the Watergate scandal. | Speaking of Nixon, he said that the former president had "triumphed over everybody" despite being forced out of office in the wake of the Watergate scandal. |
| Remaining remarkably calm despite facing an extended stay in prison, Black recounted his trial as the result of a "war of attrition" by Hollinger shareholders. | Remaining remarkably calm despite facing an extended stay in prison, Black recounted his trial as the result of a "war of attrition" by Hollinger shareholders. |
| While refusing to admit to any wrongdoing throughout the interview, Black did concede one failing on his own behalf. | While refusing to admit to any wrongdoing throughout the interview, Black did concede one failing on his own behalf. |
| "I clearly misjudged the strength of the corporate governance movement" he said. | "I clearly misjudged the strength of the corporate governance movement" he said. |
| The jury members who convicted him of receiving $3.5m of Hollinger money to which he was not entitled, were "12 people who don't have a financial background" Black told the BBC. | The jury members who convicted him of receiving $3.5m of Hollinger money to which he was not entitled, were "12 people who don't have a financial background" Black told the BBC. |
| Promising a drawn-out campaign to prove his innocence Black declared "this story isn't over". | Promising a drawn-out campaign to prove his innocence Black declared "this story isn't over". |