Sarkozy, 69, was president of France between 2007 and 2012. Khadafy was assassinated in Libya in 2011. The former first lady, who is also a singer/songwriter and once dated Rolling Stones frontman ...

Sarkozy is on trial for corruption, embezzlement, illegal campaign financing, and criminal conspiracy. He faces up to 10 years in prison, a €375,000 fine, and up to five years of ineligibility ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, on trial charged with accepting illegal campaign financing, told a court Thursday he ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing serious legal trouble. French prosecutors have asked a court to sentence him to seven years in prison. They also want him to pay a fine of € ...

Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know. If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader.

Earlier this year, Sarkozy stood trial over allegations that he received millions of dollars from Libya for his successful presidential campaign in 2007. He denies the claims. Prosecutors requested a ...

Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less. Accessibility links.

Sarkozy, 69, now faces a one-year prison term but is expected to ask to serve his sentence at home under electronic surveillance, as permitted for sentences of two years or less.

Sarkozy, 70, thus goes down in history as the second Head of State "stripped" of the Legion of Honor; ... anyone sentenced to a prison term of one year or more is excluded from the Order.