Conrad Black: from sentencing to today

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the “Honest Services” statute—a favorite of white-collar crime prosecutors— was interpreted too broadly in convicting Conrad Black, as well as former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling. However, the ruling did not require their convictions to be overturned. In both cases, however, the justices left the ultimate resolution to the appeals courts. So where does this leave Black?We’ve compiled some links (more to come) that explain the Honest Services law and how this law was applied to Black’s case.

Shooting down the honesty policy (Canadian Business) Conrad Black’s appeal may change U.S. law (National Post)What Are Honest Services? (Huffington Post)

From the archives:

The United States vs. Conrad Black—The Maclean’s guide to the white-collar trial of the centuryMark Steyn live blog—the Conrad Black trial from opening arguments to sentencingWhy it’s time to set Conrad Black free—Rehab is mostly irrelevant for corporate fraudClash of the titans—Peter C. Newman on how the Aspers came to blows with press baron Conrad BlackA legal victory for Conrad Black—Former press baron’s libel suit against Richard Breeden can continue, in Ontario

Click here for our complete coverage on Black’s sentencing