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.”
I wonder if old Billy Jeff has ever been a client.
In the letter, a copy of which is in the possession of the The New York Post, Winner said the article "outlined what may have been a willful effort by Eliot Spitzer and his father to circumvent campaign-contribution limits in New York state law and then conceal their actions. "Accordingly, I believe the Senate Committee on Elections should investigate this matter immediately, and urge the chairman utilize the subpoena power of the committee to ensure that all of the facts relevant to this matter are known so that we might prepare better reform legislation," Winner wrote.
Winner, a lawyer, says subpoenas should be used to: (1) find out what were the guarantees for the loan, (2) what were the provisions for the notes, and, (3) were the noted executed with original guarantees from Spitzer’s father?.
Clearly, the Spitzer family bank files and recorded transactions for such loans would contain the required information, and confirm any wrongdoing being in the possession of the governor, his father, and the Spitzer family Foundation.
Then-AG Spitzer falsely claimed during the 1988 campaign that he secured the $5 million loan by mortgaging eight apartments his developer-father had given him.
Incumbent AG Dennis Vacco (a top pro-life Repub) indicated that Spitzer's father was actually paying off the loans and, therefore, financing his campaign - a possible election-law violation. Spizter kept denying the charge then near the end when he was winning, he admitted Vacco was right.
Winner, whose Investigations Committee may soon issue its own subpoenas for e-mails and other documents involving Spitzer's alleged use of the State Police to spy on Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Rensselaer)
The elder Spitzer, 82, and his immediate family have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into his son's campaigns since the first losing bid for attorney general in 1994. The Spirzer family tax-exempt charity has donated at least $140,000 to groups led by his political allies - a practice that some have questioned. Bernard Spitzer also lent his son $5 million to pay for early campaigns when Eliot was largely unknown.
Through Spitzer has little trouble raising money now, his relatives have continued to do their part. He reported $19 million in his campaign coffers in January, with his parents and brother Daniel, a neurosurgeon, donating $326,000, records show.
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust - on which Eliot, Daniel and their parents are board members - gave a total of $66,000 in 2004 to NARAL Pro-Choice New York, an abortion rights group; the Drum Major Institute, a think tank; and the Progressive America Fund, a voter mobilization effort. The groups, whose leaders back Spitzer for governor, received $75,000 from his charity between 2000 and 2003. Donations to his allies were a fraction of the $2.6 million the foundation awarded in 2004.
Heck, expensive female prostitution barely adds a stick to the pile.
Papa, I goofed up, that has a 2007 date on it.
I’d let Spitzer stay in if we could prosecute the bastards like Rockefeller who leaked Nat. Security
lol, oh I think the lamp knocked him out
What a MESS, eh?
So- I have no idea how deep this may go- have to go read thread and catch up.
I agree. I will not be surprised if other high ranking democrats get snared.
If anyone owns any stock or fund that was on the good side of Spitzball or in bed with him, had better sell them yesterday.
The best stock/fund advise I ever got was from one of the sharpest investors I know.
He told me right before Clintoon left the office, to sell any stock/fund owned by rats, who invested in the Clintoons instead of good products and good people.
Was he ever correct!
You have to admit, it is all very sophisticated.
Any other names we’d know?
"State legislatures can impeach state officials, including governors. The court for the trial of impeachments may differ somewhat from the federal model — in New York, for instance, the Assembly (lower house) impeaches, and the State Senate tries the case, but the members of the seven-judge New York State Court of Appeals (the state's highest, constitutional court) sit with the senators as jurors as well (NYS Constitution, Article VI, §24)."
So get going, Bruno.
Spitzer was definitely not a first timer. According to page 30, he even had a reputation.
More details than I ever wanted to know.
Actually, it was probably just before VD, the hooker called her pimp at 12:02 am on VD.
The VD means “Valentine’s Day”, btw, not to be confused with “venereal disease”, lol.
Quite a revelation.
Gee, perhaps you are spot on with that one.
HELLO?
I'm just funnin' khnyny and no disrespect for your posts is intended my FRiend. ; )
Obviously they don't.
"Yeah, baby!"
If he were my husband I’d be procuring the services of a good NY divorce lawyer right now.
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