Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning.
Mr. Spitzer, a first term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform an end the often seamy ways of Albany, is married with three children.
Federal authorities arrested four people last week on charges of running an online prostitution ring that serviced clients in New York, Paris and other cities and took in more than $1 million in profits over four years.
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.
Turns out Spitzer wasn’t their lawyer. Just a client.
Note: The NY TIMES just broke this story. Their servers are overwhelmed. Links may take forever.
The WABC web site says he was a client. So “Spritzer” lives up to his name.
The hookers nicknamed him “Spritzer” because, well, you know.
Must be real bad, if he is trying to head this off at the pass.
Why do politicians constantly find new (and old) ways to screw us.
Somehow this is Bush’s fault. I am sure one of my democrat friends on this board will make the connection.
At least he ain’t gay like those pervert republicans.
Somehow this is Bush’s fault. I am sure one of my democrat friends on this board will make the connection.
Somehow this is all Bush’s fault. I am sure one of my democrat friends on this board will make the connection.
No one expects Democrats to be either straight or honest, so it’s not news when they get caught.
What’s wrong with that? So he paid some money for sex. How is that worse than taking money from companies in exchange for not prosecuting?
Biased Media? What biased media?
Have you noticed that whenever there is a scandal involving a Republican, the party affiliation is always mentioned in either the headline or the 1st paragraph and usual large size type?
Gee, I wonder what party this fellow belongs to?
(information from CNN and NY Times)
http://tinyurl.com/2rckl5
Yahoo News did the same thing
http://tinyurl.com/2rlf4z
#5 – dude, we need some html for your perpetual whine.
You still can’t figger out the redneck difference between republicans, repuglicans and republikans.
#6
Another typical Moss replay with no substance.
dummocrat, dumbo-crat, dimmocrat, democrap
Two can play that game.
While I cannot completely agree with #5 (jbenson2), I do find it interesting that the party affiliate is missing after the good governors name. I thought (D) or (R) was an industry standard practice in news.
I still can’t get what’s the deal with ‘Mericans and good ole fashioned sex. It’s not like he started a war or something. He paid for some escorts. Big fricking deal.
At least he went the high-class route and not hookups at the airport mens washroom… Or page boys..
The hookers nicknamed him “Spritzer” because, well, you know.
#8. I think the point was he ran on ethics platform…. and prosecuted other sex rings… so, yes, another hypocrite. It will be interesting to see his level of involvement. (whatever happened to mistresses?)
The hookers nicknamed him “Spritzer” because um, well, you know.
The RSS feed still says Pimp. That’s a good way to get your ass sued.
Haw! The holier they roll, the harder they fall.
9,
Ah… isn’t there a saying about living in a glass house or something?
As an aside, isn’t it always those that are hard up against some lifestyle choice are usually head first into that type of lifestyle?
Having sex with a prostitute isn’t the same as “being involved in a prostitution ring”.
Somehow this is all Bush’s fault for sure. I am sure one of my democrat friends on this board will make the connection for us all.
On a serious note, #5 ya I noticed that as well, but then again what did you expect from the NY times? They aren’t even trying any more to hide their bias.
Anyone who votes Republican or Democrat is voting to maintain this cycle of corruption and theft of freedom. I’ll leave it to Dvorak and the other brainiacs here to figure out who that is….
An hour with a high class hooker: $3100
Dragging your wife out to share the spotlight when you get caught: Priceless!
Here is the website from before it was taken down, as reported by thesmokinggun.com:
http://tinyurl.com/2jcjw3
#22 (mperkel), Exactly.
Loose lips sink ships. Sounds like he was about to get sniffed out anyways.
I bet he didn’t inhale.
Have you noticed that whenever there is a scandal involving a Republickan it involves children or bathroom stalls?
If Eliot had been a republickan he could have saved a lot of money by using Ted Haggard after sharing a bag of crank
#6
Or a gay NJ Democratic governor.