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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years for Libya Funding Plot

France’s former president said he would appeal after he was found guilty of accepting 50 million euros in the mid-2000s from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years for Libya Funding Plot
President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris on Dec. 10 2007. AP Photo/Francois Mori, File
Rachel Roberts
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A Paris court on Sept. 25 sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy involving a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The court ruled that the 70-year-old will be incarcerated even if he appeals—which he said he intends to do.

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