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Well how d'ya like that---talk about "birds of a feather." Read on.
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Emigre Mark Brener, charged with running the hooker ring which brought down Eliot Spizter, has been charged with violations of the Mann Act, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit interstate transportation in aid of racketeering.
Brener's money-laundering conspiracy, and interstate racketeering could involve one heck of a lot more than johns and whores. CONNECT THE DOTS Brener's IRS connections, his offshore connections, and far-flung prostitution in New York, Washington, Miami, London and Paris.
Emperor's Club hookers supposedly costing $1,000-$5,500 an hour, were paid for with cash, credit card, wire transfers or money orders. That raises enormous questions about money laundering, IRS fraud and evasion of US banking laws.
On the surface, emigre Brener ran the $5500-an-hour hooker operation and is the alleged mastermind of the high-end Emperors Club. But Brener was also working another operation---he was certified by the IRS to represent US taxpayers in disputes AND Brener also once worked for the Israeli national tax collection agency.
Brener knew the ropes.
The hooker operation could have facilitated tax evasion through crooked accounting, and/or faking high-priced trysts, then depositing the monies in friendly offshore banks to evade the IRS and US banking laws.......and in Spitzer's case evading the FEC.
Friendly banks might then wire transfer monies on which no taxes were paid to other accounts.
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DID POSNER'S OPERATION INVOLVE THIS? The beginning of Spitzer’s end can be traced to three banking transfers that left his personal account at the North Fork Bank in New York last spring and summer. For reasons that have not been satisfactorily explained, these payments totaling $15,000 attracted the attention of bank employees who monitor accounts for signs of suspicious activity. (NOTE: After 911, money-laundering laws were significantly tightened, requiring banks to file so-called “suspicious activity reports” whenever there is evidence that clients might be trying to sidestep routine regulations).
Spitzer’s money transfers to a company called QAT International Inc – later revealed to be a front for the Emperors Club – were reportedly considered by the bank to be an attempt to avoid another law that requires all transactions over $10,000 to be reported to the US Treasury.
Breaking down payments with intent to avoid US Treasury reporting is an offense known as “structuring.”
Then-Gov Spitzer’s administration has also been connected to a sophisticated "destroyer program" that erases computer hard drives.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if these clubs were related. I’m very comfortable in saying they were blind sided by this. This group ran tours, vacation packages, special event bookings, catered to flavors and had quite a net outreach. There is no way some of these internet services could have allowed the net access they even promoted as events without knowing what they were.
Multiple names, multiple businesses, live events, media events, tours and all high end.
And no mop up crew? No blocked access? Net connections all hanging out there and no one cleaning up?
Wow. I think someone(s) thought they were protected, and they are not.
Gov Spitzer’s sophisticated “destroyer program” my know where those State Department entries and documents went!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042734/posts
Missing Documents May Link Congressman Arcuri to Spitzer Scandal
When my friends and relatives, who don’t know any better call lawyers, whores.
I have to correct them and say, “No! They are the pimps and owners of the biggest whore house, the DNC!”