'Justice is served' by sentence, jurors say

Jurors who convicted former media mogul Conrad Black of fraud last summer said they believe the 6½-year sentence handed down Monday was just.

"Justice is served," said Monica Prince, who works as a railroad billing clerk. "He knew he was doing wrong. And it's only right that he serve his time."

Tina Kadisak, a hairdresser from Woodridge, also thought the sentence was fair. "I wasn't expecting anything more than that," she said.

Black is expected to appeal. Defense lawyers will likely scrutinize comments made by jurors to the media, to see if deliberation problems could be used to upset the conviction.

Kadisak has been quoted in Canadian media saying a fellow juror had threatened to bring in a gun during deliberations. She said Monday her quote was taken out of context.

She said she and another juror were "being a little goofy" and a third juror had gotten frustrated with them and said, "I should just bring in my gun and shoot you."

But Kadisak said she knew the gun comment was "emotions speaking more than anything" and if she and the other juror who heard the remark had been worried, they would have told security.

Kadisak said there had been "definitely moments of yelling and screaming" during deliberations, but mostly jurors got along.

"Everyone's got their own breaking point, when no one's comprehending the point you're trying to make," she said.

Prince disagreed that there was any yelling.

"There was disagreement," Prince said, but it was "civil."

Contributing: Kara Spak