Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Black Jury Unable To Find Verdict

The Jury in the $60 Million fraud trial of media tycoon Lord Black has said it is unable to reach a unanimous verdict and asked the judge for advice. Lord Black is on trial in Chicago accused of 11 charges of fraud, one count of obstruction of justice, and one of racketeering. The charges relate to his tenure as chief executive of newspaper publisher Hollinger International. The jury has been in deliberation for nine days.

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