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Where are they now? Black's co-accused return to lives
By: CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Wed. Jul. 15 2009 4:50 PM ET
Conrad Black has never been one to follow the crowd, and with a judge's recent decision to deny the former media mogul's bail request, it looks like he'll continue his lone-wolf habits.
Of the group of five executives who were entangled in the scandal surrounding Hollinger International's business practices, Black is the only one still behind bars in the U.S.
The 64-year-old is serving out a 78-month sentence for three counts of mail and wire fraud and one count of obstruction of justice.
While Black reportedly makes the most of his time in a Florida prison, writing books and teaching history to his fellow inmates, the others are getting their lives back to normal.
So, where are they now? Here is a list of Black's co-accused, and their current status:
- David Radler:
Black's former friend and closest associate, Radler was charged with five counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud, for his role in setting up so-called 'non-compete' payments that went directly to him and Black.
However, Radler only pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud over the payments, and was sentenced to 29 months in jail in Pennsylvania. Last year he was brought back to Canada, and late that year was released on parole after serving about a third of his sentence.
He is now once again working in the newspaper industry, running his Vancouver-based business Alberta Newspaper Group.
- John Boultbee:
While Black's request for bail was denied, his co-accused Boultbee, Hollinger's former chief financial officer, was granted a similar request this spring by a U.S. judge.
Boultbee, in his early sixties, is now once again living in Victoria, B.C., according to a report in the Globe and Mail. He was released and allowed to return home to his family, pending a review of his conviction by the U.S. Supreme Court -- a process that could take up to a year.
Boultbee, along with Black, was convicted in 2007 on three mail fraud charges, and began serving a 27-month sentence in California in July 2008.
- Mark Kipnis:
The former vice-president and corporate counsel for Hollinger, Kipnis was the only one of the bunch to escape jail time.
Kipnis, an American, was eventually sentenced to five years of probation, six months of home detention and 275 hours of community service for three counts of mail fraud. He is also the only defendant who made no money from the dealings at Hollinger that eventually landed the executives in court.
- Peter Atkinson:
The 62-year-old was convicted of three counts of mail fraud. He has been released from a U.S. prison in Pennsylvania and moved to a prison in Ontario, according to reports. He is also believed to be headed for parole soon, the Globe reported recently, citing a good friend of the former senior VP of Hollinger.
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This is just wrong but if I were to send something to the politicians I would have sent the brain!
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