[Elliot] Spitzer (D) Is Linked to Prostitution Ring

The NY Times ^ | March 10, 2008 | DANNY HAKIM

[FreedomPoster]

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.

An affidavit in the federal investigation into a prostitution ring said that a wiretap recording captured a man identified as Client 9 on a telephone call confirming plans to have a woman travel from New York to Washington, where he had reserved a hotel room. The person briefed on the case identified Mr. Spitzer as Client 9.

Mr. Spitzer today made a brief public appearance during which he apologized for his behavior, and described it as a “private matter.”

“I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family and violates my or any sense of right or wrong,” said Mr. Spitzer, who appeared with his wife Silda at his Manhattan office. “I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public to whom I promised better.”

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[prairiebreeze]

It was just announced he was shipping cash across state lines to the owner of the prostitution ring!

Bumpity, bump, bump!

[khnyny]

Betcha Spitzer’s not the only pol involved...

I betcha you're right. DC is another city cited as one of the "locations", lol.

[calcowgirl]

SaaaaaaaaWheat!!! It couldn’t happen to a more deserving person, unless it happened to Jerry Brown, John Garamendi, or Arnold Schwartzenegger!!!

Just turned on FoxNews--Greta saying it is not an "indictment" but a "criminal complaint."

Either works for me!

[mewzilla]

From this link....

High-End Prostitution Ring Broken, Police Say; 4 Arrested

Court documents unsealed yesterday said Emperors Club involved 50 prostitutes who billed between $1,000 and $5,500 an hour. Several phone numbers associated with Emperors Club have been under surveillance by the FBI, which intercepted more than 5,000 telephone calls and text messages during the investigation, according to court documents.

Wonder how many pols were at the other end of those phome calls...

[Sacajaweau]

YUp...I made a bet on her pulling this off in an earlier statement.

[equaviator]

“No wonder Bill Clinton has been quiet”

Dohh, I just Spitzered myself.

[Red in Blue PA]

Looking at that, $5000 sounds cheap!

[Checkers]

Are the stripes going the right way for prisoners?

[calcowgirl]

Agreed. Some guys are just scum.

[purpleraine]

Indeed!

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Love Potion Number 9.....

[mewzilla]

If Deborah Palfrey was a national security nightmare, bet this one's even bigger...

Paging all the voters who still think character doesn't count...

[RDTF]

[GovernmentShrinker]

The Feds have been intercepting phone and e-mail traffic to this business since late 2006. I don’t think they need any help from Spitzer. They already know a whole lot more than he does.

[mountainbunny]

ALL of them should be gone from public life.

Thank you.

We deserve better than these sleazy politicians, regardless of party.

[khnyny]

Here’s the whole thing:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0310082spitzer1.html

[evets]

[calcowgirl]

Vitter called for Clinton to resign (and he should have) when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke...

You realize the Clinton impeachment was not about sex, right?

[Polynikes]

“I’m wondering about national security implications..”

I was wondering the same thing

[maggief]

LOL ... good one!