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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy

Sarkozy was accused of using illegal funds from Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign

Sarkozy called the ruling an "incredible injustice" and is expected to appeal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail, according to multiple reports from the BBC , The New York Times , The Guardian and more.

Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy after being accused of using illegal funds obtained by Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 campaign.

Sarkozy, who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012, allegedly promised Gaddafi that he would h

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