Nicolas Sarkozy

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France’s ex-President Sarkozy sentenced to one year in jail

A French court Thursday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy of illegal campaign financing over massive overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign and sentenced him to one year in prison. The verdict came six months after Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption in a separate trial.  Sarkozy, who spent nearly twice the legal limit on his failed bid for a second…