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"Not once or twice, but on dozens of occasions Hollinger was victimized by its controlling shareholders as they transferred to themselves and their affiliates more than $400 million in the last seven years," the committee says in the first few pages of a report filed Tuesday with the U Black retains voting control of publicly-traded Hollinger International through Hollinger Inc " Meanwhile, the SEC's Midwest regional office planned to recommend civil charges be filed against Hollinger Inc Hollinger International report slams board over non-compete payments to Black 1 hour, 18 minutes ago STEVE ERWIN AND DAVID PADDON TORONTO (CP) - Canadian-born press baron Conrad Black and his allies "victimized" newspaper publisher Hollinger International through "self-righteous, and aggressive looting" of more than $400 million US from the company over seven years, a scathing report released Tuesday alleges "For years Black and Radler found excuses for transferring existing cash or assets to themselves, even if it required dismantling Hollinger for their own benefit Calls to spokesmen for Black and Radler for reaction to the latest report were not immediately returned Black, who owns only a fraction of Hollinger International shares but controlled it through an elaborate mesh of holding companies and multiple-vote shares, has denied most of the previous allegations and he has filed his own countersuits In a statement Monday, Toronto-based Hollinger Inc But it says the board was "systematically manipulated" by Black and others in recent years, who placed "insatiable pressure" for fee income that would prop up other Black-controlled entities, and also to "satisfy the liquidity needs he had arising from the personal lifestyle Black and his wife had chosen to lead The committee's findings will be fodder for numerous lawsuits filed against Black and others, including his close associates and the Hollinger International directors who were supposed to guard the interests of all shareholders , Radler and Hollinger executives Jack Boultbee and Barbara Amiel Black, a prominent columnist before she married Black The report is the latest in a series produced by a special board committee that has been instrumental in loosening Black's grip on a media empire that once owned Canada's largest newspaper chain and, until recently, Britain's Daily Telegraph were intended to prevent Black and his colleagues from starting up newspapers in areas where assets Hollinger sold to CanWest were already operating " "The intensity of the pressure for tens of millions in cash payments to Black, irrespective of corporate performance or the fairness of transactions to shareholders, led to a series of abusive transactions in which Hollinger was a victim of Black and Radler's ravenous appetite for cash," the committee alleged 25-billion US lawsuit against Black and several of his companies and close associates, including Canadian holding companies Hollinger Inc The special committee was formed in June 2003, while Black was still chairman and chief executive of Hollinger International "Hollinger went from being an expanding business to becoming a company whose sole preoccupation was generating current cash for the controlling shareholders, with no concern for building future enterprise value or wealth for all shareholders," the committee claims It adds that members of the audit committee "were inattentive, and they failed to be alert to the possibility that Black and Radler might be proposing vastly inflated or wholly inappropriate fees that were fundamentally unfair to Hollinger shareholders Black was forced out as CEO and chairman of Hollinger International after an internal investigation found that he and several associates improperly received millions in payments that should have gone to the company did not name the alleged violations but said it plans to formally tell the SEC why it believes the charges should not be brought This final report, required under an agreement between Hollinger International and the SEC, also takes aim at the outside directors on the company's board, particularly former Illinois governor James Thompson, chair of the audit committee " The committee also slams Hollinger International's board for a "complete abdication" of its duties over non-compete payments allegedly received by Black and associates, including some from the sale of the company's biggest Canadian newspapers and Ravelston Corp " Hollinger International has already filed a $1 Securities and Exchange Commission (news - web sites) "Behind a constant stream of bombast regarding their accomplishments as self-described proprietors, Black and Radler made it their business to line their pockets at the expense of Hollinger almost every day, in almost every way they could devise Many of the allegations against Black, former chief operating officer David Radler and their associates have been lodged in earlier reports and lawsuits filed by Chicago-based Hollinger International , which is controlled by Black, for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act, the company disclosed Monday S The non-competition payments, worth about $53 million US, from CanWest Global Communications Inc "Though the persons who took funds or assets from Hollinger improperly are the primary offenders, the consistent inaction of the Hollinger board also resulted in squandering opportunities for stopping abusive acts before the damage was too great," the report said The report said the business judgment of senior officials, including Black and Radler, was clouded by a preoccupation with compensation for executives " Blake's original lawyer, Harland Braun, left in November 2002, followed by attorney Jennifer Keller in January 2003 Robert Blake Trial Postponed Indefinitely Feb 5, 8:28 PM EST The Robert Blake murder case was thrown into disarray Thursday when the judge relieved the actor's defense attorney because of "irreconcilable differences" with his client "I know what was not the reason," Cole said But it had to be something so significant that the judge would let them do this Mesereau left," Blake said outside court I'm 70 years old "We had no idea this was coming," Gibbons said And he does not want to represent himself Blake, 70, is charged with shooting his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, 44, to death as she sat in a car outside an Italian restaurant where the two had just eaten dinner in 2001 " Blake sang "Amazing Grace" as he walked to his car after the court session " Schempp set a hearing for Feb "I'm sorry," Superior Court Judge Darlene Schempp said after stunning the courtroom with her announcement 23, by which time she said she hoped Blake would find a replacement for Thomas Mesereau Jr District attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said preliminary jury selection that was done weeks ago must now be scrapped, and the new lawyer will have to digest reams of evidence in a short period of time Blake is best known for playing a tough-talking cop on the 1970s show "Baretta The action forced an indefinite postponement of Blake's trial, which had been scheduled to enter the final phase of jury selection Feb "I'm very, very sorry, that Mr " The announcement is certain to have a huge impact on the trial Cole, who won a dismissal of charges for Blake's co-defendant, Earle Caldwell, said he spoke to Blake after the announcement " It was Mesereau who won Blake's release on $1 "I just did not have a choice in the matter Schempp spent nearly an hour in her chambers with Blake and Mesereau before announcing her decision "It's like being punched in the stomach "I am deeply, deeply grateful to him for saving my life Mesereau will have a great life and a great career It's like having the rug pulled out from under us We're a little shell-shocked right now As they left court, neither Blake nor Mesereau would discuss the nature of the dispute that ended their relationship after some 14 months 17 5 million bail after many months in jail "And what highly capable lawyer is going to step into this hornet's nest?" Sources close to the case who spoke on condition of anonymity said it was Mesereau's decision to leave the case, and that Blake wanted him to remain His fourth lawyer could be the toughest to find "It has to be an issue of client control or a colossal ethical issue," Cole said Blake said of his departing counsel: "I'm sure Mr I've learned I have to go forward "How can a new lawyer get up to speed with 60,000 pages of evidence?" said Mesereau's former co-counsel, Dana Cole I wish him all the very best "It was nothing pertaining to an evidentiary issue |
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