Heiress Liliane Bettencourt

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Sarkozy/ L’Oreal corruption case dropped

By Michelle Yeomans

French magistrates have dropped their investigation into charges that the former French President had manipulated extracting campaign pledges from L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt back in 2007.

Sarkozy in courts over L'Oréal campaign funding scandal

Sarkozy in courts over L'Oréal campaign funding scandal

By Michelle Yeomans

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been called to appear before a judge on Thursday to respond to claims that he accepted illegal funds from L'Oréal cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt for his presidential campaign back in 2007.