France’s highest court has upheld a conviction against Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France until 2012. It comes weeks after he was jailed in a different fraud trial.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Loses Corruption Appeal
France’s highest court has upheld a conviction against Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France until 2012. It comes weeks after he was jailed in a different fraud trial.
Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal
Nicolas Sarkozy served about three weeks of a five-year prison sentence for his conviction in a campaign finance scandal.
France Sends Former President Nicolas Sarkozy to Prison to Start 5-Year Sentence
Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, received a five-year sentence after being convicted in a campaign finance scandal.
Sarkozy Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Seek Libyan Money and Sentenced to Prison
Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was found guilty of plotting to finance his 2007 election bid with help from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Sarkozy Guilty of Conspiracy to Seek Libyan Money for 2007 Campaign
Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was convicted of plotting to fund his election bid with help from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Mr. Sarkozy was acquitted on other charges.
French Police Raid National Rally Over Campaign Finances
The authorities said they were investigating whether the nationalist, anti-immigrant party broke France’s campaign-finance rules.
Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Sarkozy in Qaddafi Money Case
The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has been the most damaging to his legacy.
A Threat to Britain’s Conservatives as Donors Fund Reform U.K., a Populist Rival
A New York Times analysis of campaign finance data shows an influx of funding to Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform U.K. party from fossil fuel investors, climate skeptics and multimillionaires.
Greenland, Eyeing Trump, Bans Foreign Political Funding
The law, billed as an effort “to safeguard Greenland’s political integrity,” came ahead of parliamentary elections.