NY judge supports charge mentioned as possibility for Spitzer
April 11, 2008
A federal judge spoke supportively Thursday of a 1910 law used to combat prostitution and mentioned by legal experts as a charge prosecutors may consider bringing against former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the escort scandal that cost him his job.
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein discussed the Mann Act as he sentenced a woman to [...]
Commission To Examine Probes Into Spitzer Scandal
April 2, 2008
The State Commission of Investigation will examine previous and current probes into whether two of Governor Spitzer’s aides attempted to sabotage a political opponent with the help of the state police, the agency chairman, Alfred Lerner, said yesterday.
Meanwhile, Governor Paterson — who replaced Mr. Spitzer after he was connected to a prostitution ring and resigned [...]
Spitzer Linked To Another high-priced Prostitute
March 27, 2008
Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been identified as a long-standing client of a second high-priced call-girl ring, The Post has learned.
The ex-governor regularly patronized Wicked Models, the Manhattan-based operation taken down Tuesday, according to financial documents and other evidence unearthed in a yearlong prostitution in vestigation, law-enforcement sources said.
The revelation comes three weeks [...]
G.O.P. Consultant Says He Reported Spitzer Trysts in 2007
March 24, 2008
A Republican political consultant said on Sunday that his lawyers wrote a letter to the F.B.I. in November stating that Gov. Eliot Spitzer had patronized high-priced prostitutes during trips to Florida.
But the consultant, Roger J. Stone Jr., said he did not know whether the letter played any role in helping investigators link Mr. Spitzer to [...]
Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over videos
March 19, 2008
Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call girl at the center of the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, watched the potential earnings from her new-found fame drop by $1 million on Tuesday as old nude videos of her emerged.
Adult DVD distributor “Girls Gone Wild” discovered videos of a semi-nude Dupre, now 22, in its archives and plans to [...]
Identity of Spitzer’s Kristen Is Uncovered
March 13, 2008
The prostitute linked to Governor Spitzer is a 22-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore, the New York Times reported on its Web site yesterday evening.
Identified in court papers as “Kristen,” the woman, born Ashley Youmans but now known as Ashley Alexandra Dupre, told the newspaper: “This has been a very difficult time.”
“I don’t want to [...]
Spitzer Resigns, Citing Personal Failings
March 12, 2008
Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, announced his resignation today, becoming the first governor of New York to be forced from office in nearly a century.
Mr. Spitzer, appearing somber and with his wife at his side, said his resignation is to be effective Monday, and [...]
Spitzer Is Poised To Resign Today
March 12, 2008
After agonizing over the decision, Governor Spitzer will capitulate to the growing clamor for his resignation over his alleged link to a high-end prostitution ring and turn over the reins of power to Lieutenant Governor David Paterson as early as today, according to three senior aides.
Throughout the day yesterday, Mr. Spitzer, holed up in his [...]
Aide: Spitzer May Defy Calls To Step Down
March 11, 2008
A top aide to Governor Spitzer said today Mr. Spitzer has not made up his mind about whether to step down from office despite mounting calls for his resignation amid allegations that he arranged to meet with a $4,300-a-night prostitute in the nation’s capital on the eve of Valentine’s Day.
“He has not made up his [...]
Sources: Spitzer Likely To Resign
March 11, 2008
Governor Eliot Spitzer, who law enforcement officials say was a client of a high-priced prostitution ring that was broken up by authorities last week, is weighing his options and could resign the governorship as early as Tuesday, officials in Spitzer’s administration told NY1 Monday night.
Spitzer, who returned to his Upper East Side apartment Monday night [...]
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