PARIS, France — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor — the country's highest distinction — following a conviction for graft, according to a decree ...

Sarkozy becomes the second former head of state to be stripped of the Legion of Honor — France’s highest distinction — after Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, who was convicted in 1945 for ...

Sarkozy, 70, thus goes down in history as the second Head of State "stripped" of the Legion of Honor; the first was Philippe Pétain, after his 1945 conviction for high treason and conspiracy with ...

Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion d'honneur award, France's highest distinction, after his graft conviction. The former French president was found guilty of illegal attempts to ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after he was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state. The ...

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, France’s highest distinction, after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling last year, according to a ...