The former President of the Republic, ex-ministers, intermediaries and the former chief of staff of Muammar Gaddafi appear from Monday January 6 and until April 10 in Paris. They face prison sentences and heavy fines, which could be increased if convicted of laundering up to half of the laundered funds. Funds that would reach millions.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, former head of state, is being prosecuted for “concealment of embezzlement of public funds”, “passive corruption”, “illegal financing of an electoral campaign” and “criminal conspiracy”, for which he risks a maximum of ten years of imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros, in addition to a ban on civic, civil and family rights, from holding public office, and confiscation of the proceeds of the offense.
His close friend and former minister Brice Hortefeux is also being prosecuted for “criminal conspiracy” and “complicity in illegal financing of an electoral campaign”, punishable by ten years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros, with the same additional penalties. His friend Thierry Gaubert is only targeted for “criminal association”, punishable by ten years of imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros. For “complicity in illegal electoral campaign financing”, Eric Woerth, then president of the 2007 campaign financing association, risks a year in prison and a fine of 3,650 euros.
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