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Former Hollinger International chairman Conrad Black leaves federal court Conrad Black, the former head of Hollinger Inc. (OTC: HLGAF), was sentenced today. Hollinger is the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and numerous other newspapers.

The crime: Black was convicted (along with three other former executives of the company) of 3 counts of financial fraud for illegally receiving money from newspaper sales. He and two other executives got at least $32.2 million via their scheme, although the jury determined that Black had illegally received $2.9 million.

The prosecution: Prosecutors wanted Black to go to prison for 19 to 25 years, presumably to both protect the public from him and to deter other executives from committing similar crimes.

The defense: Defense attorneys said Black should get a very lenient prison term, and maybe spend no time in prison. In any event, they said Black shouldn't get any more than the 29-month prison term than his former business partner F. David Radler agreed to when he pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors.

The sentence: 78 months in prison, a $6.1 million forfeiture of ill-gotten gains, and a $125,000 fine. Judge Amy St. Eve handed down this sentence, which included the minimum amount of prison time Black could have gotten.

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