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Sarkozy Enters Prison After Campaign Fund Conviction

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has started serving his 18-month prison sentence for corruption and influence peddling related to his 2012 presidential campaign fund. Sarkozy's conviction marked the first time a French head of st...

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Starts Five-Year Jail Term

Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Five-Year Jail Term for Corruption Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has started his five-year prison sentence for corruption and influence peddling. In 2021, he was found guilty of attempting to bribe a judge and influence the outcome of an investigation into his 2007 p...