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The Sarkozy-Gaddafi saga began in almost theatrical circumstances.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for allegedly taking campaign funds from ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007.
The former French President was found guilty of criminal association over a scheme to finance his election campaign between 2005 and 2007.
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Paris court to rule on Sarkozy's alleged illegal campaign financing by Libya's Gadhafi government
A Paris court is to deliver its verdict Thursday over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.