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Conrad Black found guilty of obstruction

 Globe and Mail Update

July 13, 2007 at 11:47 AM EDT

Chicago — The jury in the Conrad Black trial has begun to return verdicts on each of the counts against Conrad Black, John Boultbee, Peter Atkinson and Mark Kipnis.

Conrad Black has been found guilty on 4 charges, including obstruction and three counts of mail fraud, and not guilty on 9 other charges.

On count 13, the jury judged Conrad Black guilty of obstruction of justice in connection with the removal of 13 boxes of documents from his office at 10 Toronto Street in Toronto. It carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.

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So unfair. Lefties I’m sure will be ecstatic over this – though I doubt 1 in 20 could explain what he was convicted of. The only way for the universe to come back into karmic balance is if Hillary Clinton announces she’s withdrawing from the race because she’s going slowly insane from the syhpillis that Bill gave her. We can only hope anyway.