Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Sept. 30 to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, making him the first French head of state in modern times to receive two jail terms.
CNN: Sarkozy, former French President, sentenced to jail for illegal campaign financing
(FILES) this file photo taken on June 15, 2021 shows former President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndR) arriving for a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign. - Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted on September 30, 2021 of illegal campaign financing in the second trial of the so-called Bygmalion case.
