Nicolas Sarkozy has received a five year prison sentence in Paris criminal court, following his acquittal for charges of criminal conspiracy, illegal campaign financing, and passive corruption. His ...

PARIS, Sept. 25 (Reuters) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will soon be imprisoned after he was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday by a court that found him guilty of criminal ...

Two police officers accompanied former French President Nicolas Sarkozy during his first night in prison, staying in a neighboring cell for his security, according to the country’s interior minister.

Nicolas Sarkozy served about three weeks of a five-year prison sentence for his conviction in a campaign finance scandal. By Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris Former President Nicolas Sarkozy ...