Been fishing, so here's some Conrad stuff I missed:
Expected, despite prosecution opposition. The real interesting stuff was this from the July 19 Globe and Mail:
Global hunt heightens for Black assets
Prosecutors have already alleged that he has not provided the court with a full disclosure of his financial holdings, and they have asked for his bail to be revoked and for him to be put in jail until his sentencing hearing in November.
If information surfaces that Lord Black is withholding information about his finances, it could strengthen prosecutors' arguments for jail prior to sentencing.
Sources familiar with the searches said investigators hired by the Hollinger companies have been examining more than 40 bank accounts that they suggest may be, or may have been, held in the name of Lord Black, his wife Barbara Amiel, or entities that appear to be affiliated with the couple.
It is understood that investigators are still seeking to confirm the information, and no steps have been taken to freeze these international accounts.
In an e-mail reply to questions about the probe of international bank accounts, Lord Black said he "had heard about such efforts, but not lately."
He did not confirm or deny the existence of offshore accounts and instead rebuked the management of the Hollinger companies. ...
As part of his initial bail conditions after he was indicted in 2005, Lord Black was required to disclose to a Chicago court details about his personal wealth. He was released on a $20-million bond secured largely by his Florida mansion. That bail was increased to $21-million last year after prosecutors alleged that Lord Black had not fully complied with the conditions. At that time, Judge Amy St. Eve questioned how Lord Black could afford about $200,000 a month in expenditures and ordered him to provide more details about his finances.
Black has been found criminally responsible for taking US$3.5 million from Hollinger International Inc.
However, during the worst of the shareholder skirmishing a few years ago, allegations were made that Hollinger Int'l was looted to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
The investigators had nothing new to tell the court on Thursday, but it will be interesting to see if other ill-gotten Hollinger funds were salted away somewhere.