Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute.
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer busted!
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I understand he's resigning tonite.
A while back someone here said he was a man's man and I disagreed. He hasn't done anything for the state since he was elected.
They should investigate his deal with NYRA while they're at it!
A while back someone here said he was a man's man and I disagreed. He hasn't done anything for the state since he was elected.
They should investigate his deal with NYRA while they're at it!
did anybody catch the Emperor`s Club`s motto?........
the customer always "comes" first......
Typical fking hypocrite bastards. They want to put EVERYONE ELSE away for what they are running around doing themselves. Didn't this cok suk go after nearly every bookie in the state? Meanwhile breaking the law himself. Pisses me off to no end, I hope they hang the worthless fuk!
He's really sorry
only because he got caught
I'll bet he was due for a rendevous real soon but now he is so sorry .
**** off
only because he got caught
I'll bet he was due for a rendevous real soon but now he is so sorry .
**** off
this reminds me of the great velvet jones(god rest his soul)....
just another case of "pimp and circumstance"....
the press asked bill clinton about the spritzer situation and bill commented:
"everybody loves nookie".....
Always a pleasure to see an Ahole Prosecutor get a taste of his own medicine. This hypocrite has been a pain in the ass to sports betting throughout his soon-to-be-over career. Enjoy Eliot :thefinger
the talking heads are saying that his lawyers are probably using his resignation as a bargaining tool...
i heard that the bank reported him to the fbi...& one of his crimes that he committed is something called structuring....
Colbert Report video on Elliot Spitzer.
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163284
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=163284
I heard on one news report that he still had a $300 credit on his account. What was he paying $4K plus expenses per tryst. That ain't no Lewinsky priced nookie there. That must be A1 nookie like Handicapper was offered at Mandalay Bay.
Sources: Spitzer Resignation Expected Wednesday
Sources: Spitzer Resignation Expected Wednesday
Governor Negotiating To Cut Deal With Federal Prosecutors
Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Gov. Eliot Spitzer is set to resign Wednesday, sources tell CBS 2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer, but insiders say he's going to use the resignation as a bargaining chip to cut a deal with federal prosecutors and he won't step down until that happens. The talks have been going on since Tuesday morning.
The governor's fate rests in the hands of two people: U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia and Michele Hirshman, the head of his legal defense team. The deal they cut will determine Spitzer's future.
Criminal law experts say Spitzer will definitely have to resign the governorship and that what's involved in the deal is key.
So what's the best that could happen to him?
"No charges, absolute resignation, and contrition. I think the worst that could happen is a felony plea on one of a number of charges that they could lodge against him," said noted criminal attorney Ronald Fischetti, who has often had to negotiate with feds on behalf of clients.
Still, Fischetti said Spitzer stands no hope of ever regaining political respect again.
"I think his career politically is at an end," he said.
The very real problem for Spitzer, as he well knows having been a prosector and the former Attorney General is that he could be charged with a number of things that carry jail time: tax evasion, money laundering, bringing a prostitute across state lines from New York to Washington.
He also has another problem in the negotiations with Garcia, who could be feeling pressure to throw the book at him.
"It's very important that [Garcia] expresses to the public that everyone is treated alike and if he doesn't charge someone who was the Attorney General and prosecuted crimes, he will be subject to a lot of public criticism that he let [Spitzer] go because he was the governor," said Fischetti.
And as the negotiations have dragged on, numerous groups have demanded that Spitzer step down, saying that his reform mission has been compromised.
"This problem really affects Gov. Spitzer at the core rationale for his governorship," said Baruch College Professor David Birdsell. "He came in promising integrity, a faultless governorship, one that's built on the firmest morale principles."
Sources say the resignation is expected sometime Wednesday morning, but it is unclear whether he will do it in writing or in a farewell speech. All of this, of course, is pending on the outcome of any deal he cuts.
What could hold up the deal is Spitzer's desire to avoid having to plead guilty to a felony.
"The main thing I would do is not plead for a felony because if he does that his law license is toast. He can't practice law anymore," said Fischetti.
So the goal for Hirshman is to see if she can get prosecutors to allow Spitzer to plead to a misdemeanor, something along the lines of solicitation, so he'd be able to practice law after he leaves Albany in exchange for his promise to resign.
The case is very difficult not only for Spitzer's family, but for the state of New York, which could soon find itself in the midst of an emergency transition.
Sources: Spitzer Resignation Expected Wednesday
Governor Negotiating To Cut Deal With Federal Prosecutors
Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Gov. Eliot Spitzer is set to resign Wednesday, sources tell CBS 2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer, but insiders say he's going to use the resignation as a bargaining chip to cut a deal with federal prosecutors and he won't step down until that happens. The talks have been going on since Tuesday morning.
The governor's fate rests in the hands of two people: U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia and Michele Hirshman, the head of his legal defense team. The deal they cut will determine Spitzer's future.
Criminal law experts say Spitzer will definitely have to resign the governorship and that what's involved in the deal is key.
So what's the best that could happen to him?
"No charges, absolute resignation, and contrition. I think the worst that could happen is a felony plea on one of a number of charges that they could lodge against him," said noted criminal attorney Ronald Fischetti, who has often had to negotiate with feds on behalf of clients.
Still, Fischetti said Spitzer stands no hope of ever regaining political respect again.
"I think his career politically is at an end," he said.
The very real problem for Spitzer, as he well knows having been a prosector and the former Attorney General is that he could be charged with a number of things that carry jail time: tax evasion, money laundering, bringing a prostitute across state lines from New York to Washington.
He also has another problem in the negotiations with Garcia, who could be feeling pressure to throw the book at him.
"It's very important that [Garcia] expresses to the public that everyone is treated alike and if he doesn't charge someone who was the Attorney General and prosecuted crimes, he will be subject to a lot of public criticism that he let [Spitzer] go because he was the governor," said Fischetti.
And as the negotiations have dragged on, numerous groups have demanded that Spitzer step down, saying that his reform mission has been compromised.
"This problem really affects Gov. Spitzer at the core rationale for his governorship," said Baruch College Professor David Birdsell. "He came in promising integrity, a faultless governorship, one that's built on the firmest morale principles."
Sources say the resignation is expected sometime Wednesday morning, but it is unclear whether he will do it in writing or in a farewell speech. All of this, of course, is pending on the outcome of any deal he cuts.
What could hold up the deal is Spitzer's desire to avoid having to plead guilty to a felony.
"The main thing I would do is not plead for a felony because if he does that his law license is toast. He can't practice law anymore," said Fischetti.
So the goal for Hirshman is to see if she can get prosecutors to allow Spitzer to plead to a misdemeanor, something along the lines of solicitation, so he'd be able to practice law after he leaves Albany in exchange for his promise to resign.
The case is very difficult not only for Spitzer's family, but for the state of New York, which could soon find itself in the midst of an emergency transition.
investigators said Tuesday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens of thousands of dollars - perhaps as much as $80,000 - with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time.
