Conrad Black walked out of a central Florida prison this afternoon a free man after posting a $2-million bond. Sentenced in 2007 to a six-and-a-half year sentence for fraud and obstruction, Black served over two years of his term. While a U.S. appeals court reviews his case, Black will not be permitted to leave the U.S., though The National’s Amanda Lang reported last night the 65-year-old has aspirations of moving back home to Canada. He gave up his Canadian citizenship in 2001 for a seat in Britain’s House of Lords, calling it at the time “an impediment to his progress in another more amenable jurisdiction.” According to Lang, “Some powerful people [are] already working hard to smooth his way home, including lobbying the federal government.”

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