Sarko rapper hit for tax fraud

RAPPER Doc Gynéco, who backed President Nicolas Sarkozy for election last year, has been handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence for tax fraud.

Gynéco (gynecologist), whose real name is Bruno Beausir, will release a new album next month that was produced by the president's eldest son, 22-year-old Pierre Sarkozy who goes under the name of Mosey.

He made no comment following the trial in Versailles over his failure to pay more than €356,000 of tax between 1999 and 2000.

The singer had told the court he was "badly informed" about tax rules.

He has since reimbursed the sum in full, plus more than 100% of it in late payment penalties, so he was not given a fine.

The rapper's support for Sarkozy, who is deeply unpopular among young audiences, saw him booed off at a festival after the presidential election.

While Beausir has written a book Great Minds Meet:
Sarkozy and Me about his conversion, lyrics from his past still haunt him.

Critics were quick to point out that Sarkozy should not associate with a man who penned phrases such as “J’kiffe quand les keufs cannent” – I love it when cops die, and describing all women as “sluts” and “prostitutes”.

Another of Sarkozy's showbiz allies, rocker Johnny Hallyday, turned into a political liability last year when he announced his controversial decision to go into tax exile in Switzerland.

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