You're gonna be there a while.

A three-member panel from the U.S. Court of Appeal's Seventh Circuit upheld all four of Conrad Black's convictions stemming from his too-clever-by-half scheme to pay himself and his cronies non-compete fees.

Here's the CTV.ca story, and here's the Globe and Mail Update story. Here's the court's opinion.

Eric Sussman, who led the prosecution team, told CTV Newsnet that he thinks Conrad's legal options are now quite limited.

Hmm. Would Dubya pardon him as his presidency ends? That would appear to be Conrad's last great hope (he's previously said he wasn't seeking a pardon, but the ground has ... shifted).

Otherwise, see you in late 2013, Conrad.