Media tycoon Conrad Black was freed from jail in the US on $2m (€1.56m)bail today, according to reports.

US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens turned down former newspaper mogul Conrad Black's request to be freed from a Florida prison while he appeals against his fraud conviction.

Media baron Conrad Black is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice.

The long-term friend of Conrad Black who accepted a plea deal and became a key prosecution witness in the multi-million pound fraud trial of the disgraced media mogul was sentenced to 29 months in jail today.

A billionaire media baron with a taste for a lavish lifestyle, Conrad Moffat Black is no stranger to the spotlight.

Former media mogul Conrad Black was found guilty of fraud today.