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Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy in Libya case (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya, a verdict that the still-influential conservative leader denounced as ''a scandal.''

  2. WHDH Boston

    Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal

  3. Digital Journal

    France's Sarkozy set to learn fate in Libya case (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Paris court is to issue its verdict Thursday in the trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing

  4. WSVN Miami

    Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal

  5. Al Jazeera

    Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy: What we know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Sarkozy has been handed a five-year prison sentence after trial over finances from late Libyan leader Gaddafi.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Judge Drops Hammer On Former French President In Case Linked To Brutal Dictator (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly conspiring with Libya to finance his 2007 campaign, reports show.

  7. CNN

    Former French President Sarkozy found guilty on some charges in Libya campaign financing case (opens CNN)

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    A Paris court found former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on some but not all charges on Thursday in his trial for the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    France: Sarkozy convicted in campaign financing trial – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted on some charges in a case tied to the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. This was the latest in a series of corruption trials against the former French leader.

  9. Al-Monitor

    France's Sarkozy prepares for five-year prison term after guilty verdict (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    A court on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run, a verdict that will make the rightwinger the first French postwar leader to serve jail time.

  10. WDIO Duluth

    Paris court to rule on Sarkozy's alleged illegal campaign financing by Libya's Ghadafi government (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A Paris court is to deliver its verdict Thursday over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Sarkozy was president from 2007 to 2012. He has denied all wrongdoing.

  11. The Hill

    Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy (opens The Hill)

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    A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in Libyan campaign-funding case (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A court in Paris on Thursday found Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, guilty of a criminal conspiracy to seek funding for his 2007 campaign from the government of onetime Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

  13. NBC News

    Former French President Sarkozy found guilty on key charge, acquitted of others in Libya case (opens NBC News)

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    A Paris court found former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on one charge but acquitted him on others Thursday in his trial for the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

  14. CBS News

    Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy (opens CBS News)

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    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to prison for criminal conspiracy, over a plot linked to former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.

  15. Al Jazeera

    French ex-president Sarkozy gets 5-year jail term in Libya campaign case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya.

  16. Fox News

    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya corruption case (opens Fox News)

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    Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the first former French president in modern history sentenced to prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy.

  17. The Guardian

    Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya trial (opens The Guardian)

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    Former French president cleared of other charges in relation to alleged pact with Gaddafi regime

  18. Newsweek

    Former French President Sarkozy Jailed for Five Years For... (opens Newsweek)

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    Ex-French President Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years for Libya-linked campaign plot; must serve time even if he appeals.

  19. Hot Air

    Court Sentences Former French President Sarkozy to 5 Years in Campaign-Financing Trial (opens Hot Air)

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    Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years for illegal campaign financing linked to Libya.

  20. The Guardian

    Former French president Sarkozy says five year sentence for criminal conspiracy will have ‘extreme consequences’ – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy for receiving millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and will spend time in custody even if he appeals

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