Nicolas Sarkozy, then the president of France, with Libya’s then-leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, in 2007. Mr. Sarkozy was elected earlier that year and served until 2012.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing serious legal trouble. French prosecutors have asked a court to sentence him to seven years in prison. They also want him to pay a fine of € ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday, on charges of having received millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya’s late strongman Moammar Gadhafi for his ...

PARIS (AP) — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France's back-channel talks ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 10, 2007, in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) MARSEILLE, France (CN) ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives as he goes on trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Monday ...

Sarkozy also said that a key document said to be a note from Libya's secret services, mentioning Gadhafi’s agreement to provide Sarkozy’s campaign €50 million in financing, was fake.