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'''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a prominent [[Canadian]] [[conservative]] and a convicted felon. Black is a former newspaper magnate who made his fortune by buying money-losing newspapers and making them profitable.  At his peak Black owned 400 newspaper titles in North America, the UK, Australia and Israel through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc.  Most of these were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, including conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun.  Conrad Black holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a Master's degree in history from McGill University.

'''Conrad Moffat Black ''' (born 25 August, 1944 in Montreal, Canada) is a prominent [[Canadian]] [[conservative]]. Black is a former newspaper magnate who made his fortune by buying money-losing newspapers and making them profitable.  At his peak Black owned 400 newspaper titles in North America, the UK, Australia and Israel through his Ravelston Corporation and Hollinger Inc.  Most of these were sold to [[Israel Asper]]'s CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the late 1990s, including conservative-leaning newspapers such as the [[National Post]], Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, and Vancouver Sun.  Conrad Black holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Carleton University, a law degree from Laval University, and a Master's degree in history from McGill University.

In 2000, Conrad Black threw a surprise 60th birthday party for his wife, Barbara Amiel, at a cost of $US62,869.57.  Attendees included [[Michael Bloomberg]], Henry Kravis, [[Donald Trump]], Donald Laude, Mort Zuckerman, A. Alfred Taubman, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, [[Henry Kissinger]] (whom once served as director of Hollinger Inc.), [[Barbara Walter]], William McDonough, Robert Silvers, [[Midge Rosenthal]], Jeffrey Epstein, and [[Richard Perle]].  This was one example party in addition to lavish mansions in Toronto, London, New York and Palm Springs led to questions about how Black used the Hollinger expense accounts.

In 2000, Conrad Black threw a surprise 60th birthday party for his wife, Barbara Amiel, at a cost of $US62,869.57.  Attendees included [[Michael Bloomberg]], Henry Kravis, [[Donald Trump]], Donald Laude, Mort Zuckerman, A. Alfred Taubman, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, [[Henry Kissinger]] (whom once served as director of Hollinger Inc.), [[Barbara Walter]], William McDonough, Robert Silvers, [[Midge Rosenthal]], Jeffrey Epstein, and [[Richard Perle]].  This was one example party in addition to lavish mansions in Toronto, London, New York and Palm Springs led to questions about how Black used the Hollinger expense accounts.