Sarkozy under investigation over campaign fraud
Published:Friday | March 22, 2013 | 1:03 PM
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over claims his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations from France's richest woman.
Sarkozy is accused of accepting thousands of euros from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, now aged 90.
It is alleged that staff acting for Bettencourt gave 150,000 euros or £120,600 in cash to Sarkozy's aides during his successful 2007 campaign to become president.
Individual campaign contributions in France are limited to 4,600 euros.
But he denies taking financial advantage of Bettencourt.
His lawyer said he would file an appeal against the incoherent and unfair decision.
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