To make a criminal case out of this is, in my view, absurd. It's another example of the dangers of aggressive prosecutors attempting to regulate business, together with busy-body shareholders.
Hollinger, etc., wouldn't have existed without Black and Radler. Period.
And it isn't a cut-and-dry case. The guy who paid them most of the non-compete fees says, specifically, that they were meant to go to them. They weren't concerned that Holligner would create another paper - they were concerned that Black and Radler would.
this oughta be good. Radler flipped on 'em.