Just two weeks out from his fraud and racketeering trial, Conrad Black reckons he will triumph and wreak revenge on his persecutors and sue everyone who defamed him. And he warns that the Conrad Black Movement is gathering strength.
We didn’t know anything had happened until a police officer showed up on our doorstep. The officer did not know we weren’t aware of what had transpired until she saw the stunned look on our faces.
Robert Pickton’s trial started off this week a little less "in-your-face" than last week. On Monday, throughout Insp. Don Adam’s testimony, I felt that he was introducing us to the cast of characters who would be playing various roles that would help bring the Crown’s case to life.
With Conrad Black’s fraud trial starting in March, his lawyer has banned him from using words of more than two syllables. All to make him come across as a regular sort of guy.
This week, Orato begins the coverage of the trial of Robert Pickton, the man accused of killing at least 26 sex trade workers from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. I say at least, because there are more than 60 women missing from the area, and Pickton has been mentioned in connection with more disappearances.
In his latest filing, disgraced media mogul Conrad Black says he is worried about his old company Hollinger is spending money on legal fees, and he seeks $20.6 million which he reckons the company owes him. He is also looking to hire jury consultants to help him come across as a regular sort of guy.
