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Sarkozy makes French history with second conviction in a year

The Paris criminal court ruled Thursday that Sarkozy brushed aside accountants' warnings and knowingly exceeded spending limits in a bid to win over voters.

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Gaspard Sebag | Bloomberg
Nicolas Sarkozy became France’s first ex-head of state to be convicted of a crime twice in one year after he was found guilty of deliberately breaking campaign-finance rules in his failed 2012 re-election bid.
 
The Paris criminal court ruled Thursday that Sarkozy brushed aside accountants’ warnings and knowingly exceeded spending limits in a bid to win over voters. Judge Caroline Viguier handed him a one-year sentence but his lawyer said he would appeal, which suspends its entry into force.

Sarkozy “had been warned in writing” by accountants yet “continued to host rallies,” allowing spending to spiral out of control,

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