Any early predictions for Lord Conrad Black’s fate?
I have been getting lots of media calls (mostly from folks with great accents) because the parties public objections to the presentencing report for Conrad Black have been submitted this week. Though the PSR is not a public document, this effective news overview highlights that it seems the PSR has rejected some of the government’s boldest sentencing suggestions.
Though I have never followed this case closely, I know there are some interesting acquitted conduct issues lurking, in addition to all the usual white-collar issues (including whether he will get bail pending appeal). And I believe that US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald — remember him? — is seeking a sentence measured in decades, while the defense is seeks a sentence measured in months. Of course, in all likelihood, the sentencing judge will end up between the parties and have a number with years. Any predictions about what that number will be, dear readers?