Posted on 03/10/2008 11:07:12 AM PDT by FreedomPoster
Edited on 03/10/2008 12:45:53 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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.”
It’s Revolution 9 in New York:
Number nine... Number nine... Number nine...
hey, isn’t that Kilmeade on the left? (j/k)
Ah, prostitution. The only business where you can sell your inventory and still have it.
“At least Bubba doesn’t have to pay for it. This guy is a real moron.”
Remember “put some ice on it”? That wasn’t “free.”
D’Amato was on Fox and said that poor Elliot was “suffering”. What!$%&*
Add him to the list of corrupt politicians who have a vision that was conceived from self concern while arbitrarily promoting the peoples work.
Wonder what political campaign Mark Brener has contributed to..
I wish I had enough money to be number 9.
I am not paying those rates for a BJ. Sorry!
If you use a postal service to pay for prostitution, is that not mail fraud?
NY Times article from FRIDAY March 7, 2008 (says ring involved activities in New York, Washington, Miami, London and Paris) — Elliot must have spent an ‘interesting’ weekend knowing this story was breaking, or I wonder how long he has known that the stuff was hitting the fan?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/nyregion/07prostitution.html
The ring, known as the Emperor’s Club V.I.P., had 50 prostitutes available for appointments in New York, Washington, Miami, London and Paris, according to a complaint unsealed on Thursday in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The appointments, made by telephone or through an online booking service, cost $1,000 to $5,500 an hour and could be paid for with cash, credit card, wire transfers or money orders, the complaint said.
According to the office of the United States attorney in Manhattan, Mark Brener, 62, of New Jersey, was the leader of the ring, but delegated day-to-day business responsibilities to Cecil Suwal, 23, also of New Jersey. The office said that Ms. Suwal controlled the bank accounts, took applications from prospective prostitutes and oversaw two booking agents, identified by the authorities as Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, of Brooklyn, and Tanya Hollander, 36, of Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Well DANG- this is what happens when I turn FR OFF to focus on WORK! Just now catching up with this!!
FOX guy telling Shep they have him on a tape of some kind.
He’s going DOWN:)
From the indictment:
“He (client number 9 - Spitzer) would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe”
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0306082emperor6.html
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
John Adams
Mere moments after telling his senior staff about the story, they were burning phone lines to the NY Times, NY Sun, etc. Demonstrates a remarkable lack of loyalty to the rogue governor.
According to the arrest warrant, Client #9 was paying to get the woman to come from NY and his “credit” with Emepror was only $500 bucks. He had to make several phone calls and finally send more money before “Kristen” would go to Washington. So... apparently, this was not a one time thing.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/prostitution-filings-excerpts/?resultpage=1&;
Exactly.
Imho, elected officials (and others) who are involved in this type of crap, do not care about this country. Not one iota.
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