Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Charged in Witness Tampering Case

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former French first lady, faces preliminary charges for allegedly pressuring a witness in the illegal campaign financing case involving her ex-husband, Nicolas Sarkozy. The witness, Ziad Takieddine, is central to accusations of Sarkozy receiving illegal funds from Libya's Gadhafi regime. Bruni-Sarkozy is accused of witness tampering and participating in a criminal association to deceive investigators. While Sarkozy denies wrongdoing, he faces a one-year prison sentence for illegal campaign financing. Bruni-Sarkozy's judicial supervision includes a restriction on contacting case participants except her husband.