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This is the anti-gambling tough guy who thinks you shouldn’t gamble online but buying prostitutes is ok. I guess he gets an exception because they were $2500 high class ones.
Wow, I’m surprised, I thought they’d go after him on this. But I guess according to that story it’s not really criminal behavior. At least his political career seems to be kaput.
haha, that’s funny. please remember that Spitzer was the guy who was trying to take companies to court that were giving out those No Income, No Job, No Asset loans because it was basic loan sharking. and look what happened, the whole market went down…
I’ve never thought it was worth wasting time prosecuting rich guys for paying a pro hundreds of dollars an hour for sex. I know lot’s of arguements about why prostitution is bad, but the woman who make 100’s of thousands a year (not typical certainly), such as the women spitzer met with, are generally not being victimized by someone else.
The money spent enforcing prostitution laws would be better spent to get help to the drug addicted and abused women who aren’t really choosing to be involved in prostitution. Canada has laws against prostitution and pandering (pimping), yet women/men are free to charge for their time and do what they agree to do in private. I assume it’s based on the idea that adults have the right to do what they want in privacy and that if there are no pimps, brothels or streetwalkers, it’s not really enough of an issue to involve the police in.
Hey guys, we’re now covering this story on the CAP Newswire:
Spitzer Off the Hook
But a wrecked career was a high price to payNovember 7, 2008 (InfoPowa News) — Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, once the scourge of the illegal gambling industry in New York State when he was Attorney General, will not be prosecuted for indiscretions involving prostitution that were discovered earlier this year. Federal prosecutors investigating the affair, which cost Spitzer his governorship, have confirmed that no further action against him is contemplated.
Eight months after the scandal, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said in a statement: “Eliot Spitzer has acknowledged to this office that he was a client of, and made payments to, the Emperors Club V.I.P. Our investigation has shown that on multiple occasions, Mr. Spitzer arranged for women to travel from one state to another state to engage in prostitution. After a thorough investigation, this Office has uncovered no evidence of misuse of public or campaign funds. In addition, we have determined that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against Mr. Spitzer for any offense relating to the withdrawal of funds for, and his payments to, the Emperors Club V.I.P.
“In light of the policy of the Department of Justice with respect to prostitution offenses and the longstanding practice of this office, as well as Mr. Spitzer’s acceptance of responsibility for his conduct, we have concluded that the public interest would not be further advanced by filing criminal charges in this matter.”
Thw Wall Street Journal quoted Spitzer as saying: “I understand the office of the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York has decided that it will not bring criminal charges against me. I appreciate the impartiality and thoroughness of the investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office, and I acknowledge and accept responsibility for the conduct it disclosed.
“I resigned my position as governor because I recognized that conduct was unworthy of an elected official. I once again apologize for my actions, and for the pain and disappointment those actions caused my family and the many people who supported me during my career in public life.”
