Since 2012, France's former president has become a high-profile consultant and a paid board member for major companies. None have considered cutting ties, even though he was incarcerated on Tuesday.

Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned when he is expected to begin a five-year sentence Tuesday in Paris’ La Santé…

Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.