Conservative French President Sarkozy Probed Over Shady Apartment Deal

AP:

French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether President Nicolas Sarkozy received a substantial discount when he purchased an apartment in a rich suburb of Paris when he was mayor in 1997, judicial officials said Wednesday.

During Sarkozy's presidential campaign in February, the weekly Le Canard Enchaine newspaper reported that Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, bought a six-bedroom duplex in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1997 at a hefty discount, and a developer did remodeling work for free.

The newspaper said the Sarkozys saved at least $416,000 on the apartment.

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Comments

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

06:59 PM on 09/20/2007

One of the trolls kept posting over and over again, yesterday, how France was the new "darling" of the conservatives here in the U.S. Now it all becomes clear. Corruption attracts conservatives like nectar attracks hummingbirds. No small wonder.....

[fitz]

04:44 PM on 09/20/2007

Guy does seem to be one stand up frog. Hard to believe.

Feel sorry him, being up to ass in diaper heads.

And he has a significant muslim problem too.

au revoir mon ami

[amerdiaspora]

03:41 PM on 09/20/2007

what do you expect of a frog neocon

he is being investigated because he was not able to stack the judicial branch like our despot did

[didereaux]

01:56 PM on 09/20/2007

Here is the REAL Sarkozy! Who new Pres. Cheney was fond of miniature French Poodles?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1208/1398334395_a1aa0ef19c_o.jpg

That ought to put a twist in their croissants!
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[GhettoGrapevine]

01:13 PM on 09/20/2007

Oui? Et alors? Ce n'est pas grande chose. Mais pourquoi a-t-il besoin d'un appartement de 6 chambres? Peut-être pour ses 'racailles de banlieue?'

[kmccaskill]

12:27 PM on 09/20/2007

apartment, you gotta be joking

Hypocrite Hillary(DC Experience Matters?JFK & Bill HAD LIL

This Video Is Showing That Hillary is a hypocrite for saying obama has no experience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBy3AKn_2Fk

[Macready]

11:04 AM on 09/20/2007

I think the French should get rid of this poodle to the chimp in the making fast if they want to keep their democracy.

[LORISNJ]

10:42 AM on 09/20/2007

Geez, investigating a lousy $400K? The French can't even get corruption correct. Hell if this was an US Republican they would be living in a 100 room mansion for that money and would be ramming legislation through in support of the gift-giver. Then they would jet around the world to visit countries that have child prostitues and they would party until the cows come home. Stupid, stupid French.

[FlowerGirl]

09:54 AM on 09/20/2007

But Sarkozy has Jewish ancestors; how dare people criticize him? His people have suffered so much.
And, in any case, what's wrong with getting a discount? Isn't buying cheap recommended? I thought the prime rule of capitalism to "buy low and sell high."
And if none of that works, just remind people that he is in favor of getting tough with Iran.

[mamadeus]

09:09 AM on 09/20/2007

Let them eat cake, Sarkozy wants caviar.

[dryfactoidobotanoid]

01:53 AM on 09/20/2007

Nom de Dieu de putain de bordel de merde de saloperie de connard d'enculé de ta mère!