Mr Sarkozy, who suspected a plot at the time to destabilise him, has sued Mr Bertrand for false accusation, forgery and invasion of privacy.
The Toyes explained away the accusations of forgery in great detail.
Signatures gathered by petitioners must be officially validated, and some election seasons produce accusations of forgery and other irregularities.
While also not addressing the specific accusations of forgery, Mr. Allen said he would seek sanctions against Mr. Burstein after the complaint was filed.
After the parliamentary elections ended in December, a group of judges leveled accusations of forgery and fraud, and for that they were chosen for discipline and investigation.
In an interview, Hershel Shanks, the magazine editor who published the report, said there were at least two reasons to doubt the accusations of forgery.
Mr. Kerviel's meeting with Judge Van Ruymbeke on Monday was the first with judicial authorities since he was placed under formal investigation on Jan . 28on accusations of forgery, breach of trust and unauthorized access to a computer system.
While the court sided with the Russians, the trade war over vodka has continued to this day, with accusations of forgery and recriminations and the threat of thermonuclear war hanging over the whole proceeding.
At one moment, everything seems to be on the verge of failing because of an accusation of forgery -- made, ironically, over an authentic Italian Renaissance drawing, which is destroyed.
bow tie of civic probity -- faces the possibility of being ruled off the Democratic line as city election officials begin looking into accusations of forgeries in his petition drive.
