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- NAME: Conrad Black
- OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, Publisher, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: August 25, 1944 (Age: 68)
- EDUCATION: Carleton University, Ottawa, Laval University, Quebec, McGill University, Montreal
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Full Name: Conrad Moffat Black, Lord Black of Crossharbour
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Media magnate Conrad Black once owned The London Daily Telegraph and The Chicago Sun Times, before he was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Conrad Black was born on August 25, 1944, in Montreal, Canada. In 1985, he started purchasing newspapers like The London Daily Telegraph and The Chicago Sun Times. In 1992, he took over Southam Inc. but later sold the chain. In 2004, Hollinger directors accused him of paying himself an authorized salary and fired him as their chairman. He was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice in 2007.
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