A businessman who steered Conrad Black’s Hollinger newspaper empire through a storm of lawsuits and investigations told a court that the former media mogul “was very knowledgeable” about the finances of the company he is accused of swindling out of £44m (€65m).

Former media mogul Conrad Black’s racketeering and fraud trial resumed its search for a jury yesterday, with some prospective jurors expressing concerns about business corruption.

Former media mogul Conrad Black’s trial judge questioned more than two dozen potential jurors today, pushing hard to finish the job quickly before opening statements begin next week.

Former media mogul Conrad Black’s racketeering and fraud trial resumed its search for a jury today, with some prospective jurors expressing concerns about business corruption.

Former media mogul Conrad Black’s trial began with the judge questioning a man who lost money in the WorldCom debacle, a woman whose investments went sour and more than three dozen other prospective jurors.

Former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black’s racketeering and fraud trial is getting under way in the US.

As chairman of the far-flung Hollinger newspaper empire, tall, silver-haired, magnificently tailored Conrad Black reigned supreme as one of the world’s most powerful media moguls.

AT Hollinger International’s 2003 annual meeting, Conrad Black tried to disarm critics who alleged that he and top executives enriched themselves at shareholders’ expense.

Less than two months before the start of a fraud and racketeering trial, US prosecutors have brought new insider trading claims against former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black.

Former press baron Conrad Black compared himself to a privileged aristocrat of the French revolutionary era as he wrestled with the high cost of using his company plane, US prosecutors said.

A US judge increased former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black’s bond by €829,000 and urged prosecutors and defence lawyers in his fraud case to stop trading insults.