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A Paris court has handed former French President Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of illegal campaign financing of his failed 2012 re-election bid.
The judge said the 66-year-old could serve the sentence at home with an electronic tag.
Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing during his failed 2012 re-election bid during which the court found he spent nearly twice the maximum amount allowed.
This conviction comes months after Sarkozy was convicted in another corruption case.
The judge said the 66-year-old could serve the sentence at home with an electronic tag.
Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing during his failed 2012 re-election bid during which the court found he spent nearly twice the maximum amount allowed.
This conviction comes months after Sarkozy was convicted in another corruption case.
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