The ealth of many politicians is derived from his/her manipulation of the political process (LBJ comes to mind) but Frist was very wealthy before he even thought to run for office. Beyond his family wealth, he was a super-successful heart surgeon. I think this will turn out to be a case of the US Attorney in NY plumbing the depths for something that is rather readily explicable. The US Attorney in NY isn't that Spritzer or Schwitzer is it ? The guy who wants to be governor ?
Eliott Spitzer is the Attorney General of the State of New York. This subpeona was issued by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (a position once held by Rudy Giuliani, BTW). It is a completely different person. Used to be Mary Jo White. Don't know who is in that position now.
Spitzer is a political hack with a long a tawdry history of headline grabbing politically motivated prosecutions. But he is not involved in this particular case.