BLACK DENIES ANGLING FOR PRISON IN BRITAIN

Dethroned press baron Conrad Black denied reports that he would seek to serve his prison sentence in a U.K. jail, which would likely let him out on parole earlier than a U.S. facility.

Canada’s National Post reported yesterday that lawyers for Black, who was convicted of fraud and obstruction in July, have made “discreet inquiries” about possible U.K. prisons.

“There is no truth to this whatever, and I expect to be exonerated on appeal,” Black e-mailed The Post.

A judge is scheduled to sentence Black on Nov. 30.

Legal experts say the Canadian-born media mogul turned British lord could face anywhere from two years to 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of looting investors in his Chicago-based newspaper empire, Hollinger International.

Any transfer from the U.S. to an overseas jail would require the agreement of prosecutors on the case, who are led by Chicago-based U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.

“There will be no discussion with them,” Black said. “This isn’t over yet.”

The Montreal-born tycoon can’t serve his sentence in Canada because he gave up his citizenship in 2001 to become a British lord.

His turncoat deputy David Radler copped a plea with prosecutors, which could allow him to serve as little as six months in a “country-club” jail near his home in Vancouver, Canada.