Black plans for ‘all contingencies’ as jury out on fraud

FORMER media mogul Conrad Black said he has “put everything in place for all contingencies” as the jury in his $60 million (€44m) fraud trial deliberates for an eighth day.

Black and other Hollinger International executives are accused of stealing $60m from the company’s shareholders, a court in Chicago, Illinois, has heard.

In an interview with the National Post in Canada, the 62-year-old said he believed he got a fair trial from judge Amy St Eve, but it would be “impolitic” to explain why he feels he didn’t get the trial he expected.