⚡️🇫🇷 ICYMI - Libya, wiretapping, Bygmalion. Nicolas Sarkozy…
⚡️🇫🇷 ICYMI - Libya, wiretapping, Bygmalion. Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted in three separate cases to date. His name also appears in numerous other cases, some of which are still ongoing...
- Sarkozy-Gaddafi case: Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy in the first instance and sentenced to five years in prison.
- Wiretapping case: Nicolas Sarkozy was definitively convicted of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced to one year in prison. He wore an electronic tag from February 7, 2025, before being released on May 14 under conditional release.
- Bygmalion case: Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted on appeal for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign, concealing from the authorities an overspend of €20 million through a system of false invoices.
- Russian Reso Garantia case: a preliminary investigation is underway for influence peddling and money laundering, concerning his consulting activities in Russia. The courts are particularly interested in a transfer of €500,000 received in early 2020.
- "Qatargate" case: a judicial investigation has been opened into a possible corruption pact concluded in November 2010 during a lunch at the Élysée Palace, attended by Michel Platini, then president of UEFA, who a week later voted in favor of Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup.
- Ziad Takieddine retraction case: the operation surrounding this alleged fake interview, reported by BFMTV and Paris Match, led to Nicolas Sarkozy being placed under investigation in October 2023 for concealing witness tampering and participating in a criminal conspiracy to prepare organized fraud.
