# Sarkozy convicted of corruption and influence peddling

Date: 2021

On 1 March 2021 a Paris court convicted former French President [Nicolas Sarkozy](/people/nicolas-sarkozy) of corruption and influence peddling for trying to obtain confidential information from a judge in 2014, sentencing him to three years with two suspended. The conviction became final in December 2024.

## People

- Nicolas Sarkozy: https://factrail.ai/people/nicolas-sarkozy

## Sources

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/sarkozy-convicted-bismuth-corruption-case-2021-03-01