Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via GettyCarla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been questioned as a suspect in a witness-tampering case against her husband, according to local media reports Thursday.The 56-year-old supermodel was questioned as a witness in the case last year but is now considered a suspect, according to Le Monde. The witness tampering case is linked to allegations that her husband accepted money from Muammar Gaddafi, the late Libyan autocrat, to
Carla Bruni is said to have tried to whitewash her husband, former President Nicolas Sarkozy, 69, over allegations that he accepted millions in cash from Muammar Gaddafi.
A French court questioned Carla Bruni, the wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, amid investigations into alleged illegal campaign funding from Libya for his election bid in 2007. Sarkozy allegedly received illegal campaign funds from Libyan strongman Moamer Gaddafi and has been charged with illegal campaign financing, embezzlement of public funds and bribery, allegations he denies. Musician and former French first lady Bruni was questioned on Thursday about possible witness tampering
Singer and model Carla Bruni was on Thursday questioned as a suspect in a witness tampering case against her husband, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, two sources said.Questioned as a witness in June last year, Franco-Italian Bruni-Sarkozy, 56, is now a suspect.