Carla Bruni said 'the fight continues' in an Instagram post today after her husband former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption. It comes as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption today at at the Paris Tribunal and convicted for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office. Chirac received a two-year suspended sentence over the creation of ghost jobs at the Paris city hall to fund his party when he was mayor. Chirac’s crimes related to his time as Paris Mayor, and he was given a two-year suspended prison sentence. Fillon, 66, was given a five-year sentence, with three years suspended, while his 65-year-old wife received a three-year suspended sentence.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2021 13:22 UTC