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French investigative judges have filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy PARIS -- French investigative judges filed preliminary charge s on Friday against former President Nicolas Sarkozy for his alleged involvement in an attempt to mislead magistrates in order to clear him in a case regarding the suspected illegal financing from Libya of his 2007 presidential campaign. The preliminary charges accuse Sarkozy of "benefitting from corruptly influencing a witness” and “participating in a criminal association” in order “to mislead the magistrates in charge of the judicial investigation into suspicions of Libyan financing of his election campaign,” according to a statement from the financial prosecutors’ office. Sarkozy has denied any involvement. His lawyers said in a statement Friday that the ex-president is "determined to assert his rights, establish the truth and defend his honor.” Under French law, preliminary charge s mean there is reason to suspe...

Carlee Russell, who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing, was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police. Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing for two days, was arrested on Friday and charged with two misdemeanors for making false statements to police, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis announced during a press conference on Friday. "The story open wounds for families whose loved ones really were victims of kidnappings," Derzis said. He added that he shares in the "frustration" that Russell was only charge d with misdemeanors and said that he is calling on state legislators to add an "enhancement" to the law "when somebody false ly reports kidnapping or another violent crime." "Existing laws only allowed the charges that were filed to be filed," he said. Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnap...