Top French court upholds ex-prez Sarkozy’s conviction in graft case

France’s highest court upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption and influence-peddling conviction. He received a three-year sentence, with two years suspended, for attempting to bribe a judge for information regarding a campaign finance investigation. Sarkozy will serve the remaining year under electronic monitoring. He faces another trial next year for alleged illegal campaign financing from Libya.

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