France’s highest court, the Cour de Cassation, on Dec. 18 upheld an appeal court decision that found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state.
Sarkozy, 69, was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling by both a Paris court in 2021 and an appeals court in 2023 for allegedly attempting to bribe a senior magistrate in exchange for information about an investigation into the financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.
