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FILE PHOTO: Former media mogul, Conrad Black, arrives at a business luncheon where he will deliver a speech in Toronto, Canada, on June 22, 2012. REUTERS / Mark Blinch / File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday the grace of former press boss Conrad Black, convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice in 2007 and sentenced to three and a half years of prison, announced the White House.
Black, 74, a Canadian citizen born in Canada, once ran an international newspaper empire including the Chicago Sun-Times, Britain's Daily Telegraph, and the Jerusalem Post.
"The case of Lord Black has attracted wide support from many personalities who vouch for its exceptional character," said the White House in a statement announcing his forgiveness.
In the United States, he was convicted in 2007 of siphoning off millions of dollars from the sale of newspapers owned by Hollinger Inc., of which he was president and chief executive officer.
Two of his three convictions for fraud were later quashed and his sentence shortened. He was released from a Florida prison in May 2012 and deported from the United States.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet declined to comment.
Report by Eric Beech; Edited by Sandra Maler
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