Sarkozy

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty Thursday of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid.

Sarkozy wasn't present at the Paris court for the verdict's announcement.

The court stated that Sarkozy "knew" the legal limit was at stake and "voluntarily" failed to supervise additional expenses.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on March 1 and handed a three-year prison sentence, in a ruling that deals a major blow to any lingering political ambitions.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy told magistrates that accusations of illicit Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign were a web of lies that had made his life "hell" and lost him a re-election bid in 2012, Le Figaro newspaper said.

 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been charged with corruption for allegedly accepting funding from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi towards his 2007 election campaign, has denounced the lack of "physical evidence" against him, in his court statement published by French media on Thursday, AFP reported.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on March 20 morning, where he was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, an official in the French judiciary said.

PARIS — A French prosecutor has requested a criminal trial for former President Nicolas Sarkozy over suspected illegal overspending on his failed 2012 re-election campaign.

The Paris prosecutor's office said Monday it has asked investigating judges to send Sarkozy and 13 others to court in the case. It's now up to the judges to decide whether Sarkozy must stand trial.

Mary-Kate Olsen, half the identical Olsen twin duo, married her long-time boyfriend Olivier Sarkozy (half-brother of former French prez). Naturally, Greek-American actor John Stamos who once played her uncle in popular sitcom “Full House” felt a little nostalgic.

''You are the most surviving Bulgarian politician,'' stated former French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a news conference following his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borisov. ''I applaude you for your effors and for the fact that you managed to create a working government. You have no losses, you only have victories.''

Nicolas Sarkozy hit back on July 2 after being charged with corruption, denying he broke the law and suggesting his political enemies were interfering with the French justice system.

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors said Wednesday.

The decision came after Sarkozy was questioned for 15 hours, marking the first time a French ex-head of state had been taken into custody in a criminal investigation, according to French media reports.