Sarkozy campaign funds fraud allegations dropped

[JURIST] The investigation into allegations that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] exploited L'Oreal [corporate website] heiress Liliane Bettencourt [Forbes profile] into donating illicit election campaign funds has been dropped, according to Monday reports. Bettencourt's accountant had stated [BBC report] she had passed €150,000 to Sarkozy's UMP [party website, in French] party in the run-up to Sarkozy's 2007 presidential election victory. Under French law Individual campaign contributions are limited to €4,600 annually. The Court of Appeals...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/10/sarkozy-campaign-funds-fraud-allegations-dropped.php

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