Skip to content
CivicMapleEveryday answers, clearly mapped.
People

Conrad Black

What is conrad black?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Born August 25, 1944, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Nationality Canadian-born British[1]
Company Hollinger International[1]
Convictions Mail fraud and obstruction of justice in 2007[1]
Pardon Pardoned in 2019 by U.S. president Donald Trump[2]

Conrad Black is a Canadian-born British businessman and publisher who built a major newspaper group, was convicted of fraud in 2007, and was pardoned in 2019.

Context

Conrad Black is a Canadian-born British businessman and publisher who built a major newspaper group through Hollinger International [1]. He was convicted in 2007 of mail fraud and obstruction of justice and later pardoned in 2019 by U.S. president Donald Trump [2]. He is also known as an author and columnist on history and politics [2].

Documented claims

  • He built one of the world's largest newspaper groups in the 1990s. [1]
  • He owned and published a large network of newspapers in Canada and abroad between 1969 and 2004. [2]
  • He served a prison sentence in the United States after his 2007 convictions. [2]

Questions and answers

What ever happened to Conrad Black?

He was convicted in 2007, served prison time, and was pardoned in 2019 [2].

Where does Conrad Black live now?

The sources do not specify his current residence.

Is Conrad Black liberal or conservative?

The sources do not describe his political alignment.

Are Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black still married?

The sources do not mention his marital status.

Sources

  1. Conrad Black — thecanadianencyclopedia.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. The rise of Conrad Black - Jewish Telegraphic Agency — jta.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People