United States v. Black

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This case is before us for the second time, the Supreme Court having vacated the judgment, which we had affirmed, and remanded the case to us for reconsideration. Black v. United States, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2963, 177 L.Ed.2d 695 (2010).

The defendants — senior executives of Hollinger International — had been convicted by a jury of three counts of mail and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342, and defendant Black had also been convicted of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c). The judge had sentenced Black to a total of 78 months in…