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Nicolas Sarkozy
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On 25 September 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in the long-running case concerning suspected Libyan financing of his successful 2007 presidential campaign.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa
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THE PRESIDENT, THE DICTATOR AND THE CAMPAIGN PACT
On 25 September 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in the long-running case concerning suspected Libyan financing of his successful 2007 presidential campaign.
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THE PARTY ON PARLIAMENT’S PAYROLL
On 31 March 2025, the Paris Criminal Court convicted Marine Le Pen and a network of former European lawmakers and parliamentary assistants in a case involving the misuse of European Parliament funds.
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THE HOSPITALS DEAL
On 28 May 2024, former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat appeared in court facing criminal charges arising from one of the most controversial public-private transactions in modern Maltese history: the transfer of three state hospitals to
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THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PARIS MANSION AND THE ILL-GOTTEN GAINS
On 28 July 2021, France’s Court of Cassation rejected the final appeal of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea and son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
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