Sarkozy faces other possible legal challenges
Updated at 12:41 p.m. ET (CBS/AP) PARIS – French investigators searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s home and office on Tuesday as part of a probe into suspected illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by France’s richest woman, an official said. The searches happened while the former president was on vacation in Canada, 홀덤 사이트 Sarkozy lawyer Thierry Herzog told the Reuters news agency. Potential legal troubles have threatened Sarkozy since he lost the presidency to Socialist Francois Hollande in May elections. Sarkozy, who lost his immunity from prosecution June 15, denies wrongdoing. Judge Jean-Michel Gentil and other investigators from the Paris financial crimes unit conducted Tuesday’s search of Sarkozy’s home and offices, the official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be publicly named discussing an ongoing investigation. The probe centers on the finances of L’Oreal cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt. A long-running family feud over her fortune ballooned in 2010 into a multi-layered investigation and political affair. Allegations emerged that Bettencourt provided illegal campaign cash to Sarkozy’s party during the 2007 campaign. Sarkozy has vigorously denied the claims. The allegations struck a chord with Sarkozy’s critics, who were frustrated with Sarkozy’s handling of the recession-hit economy and saw him as too cozy with the rich. An accountant for Bettencourt said in 2010 that she gave euro50,000 in cash in 2007 to...
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