France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
Read full article: France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jailThe verdict is expected in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS โ A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. The ruling marks the first time in Franceโs modern history that a former president has been convicted of corruption โ and given a prison term. The court found that Sarkozy and his co-defendants sealed a โpact of corruption,โ based on โconsistent and serious evidenceโ. AdIn one phone call with Herzog, Sarkozy said of Azibert: โIโll make him move up.