Former French president Jacques Chirac was convicted of graft while mayor of Paris. He allegedly div
Former French president Jacques Chirac was convicted of graft while mayor of Paris. He allegedly diverted about $1.8 million to cronies. This puts him in the extremely exclusive list of French heads of state who have been convicted of a crime. So exclusive there are only two members. The other one was Philippe Petain, a Nazi collaborator. He was convicted of treason and sentenced to death, although it was commuted to life in prison. -- source link
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