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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Modifiedbrowning on November 07, 2008, 12:35:52 PM
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The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan won’t file criminal charges against former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer for his involvement in a prostitution ring.
The state’s 54th chief executive resigned March 17 amid allegations that he was a client in the Emperors Club VIP. He could have been charged with the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting prostitutes across state lines, but federal prosecutors instead investigated him on questionable financial transactions.
An investigation by the FBI and the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division determined that Spitzer made payments to bank accounts, one named QAT Consulting, that had been used to launder more than $1 million worth of criminal proceeds derived from the Emperors Club VIP’s prostitution business, according to U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia.
Garcia said Spitzer “acknowledged to this office that he was a client of, and made payments to, the Emperors Club VIP. 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.”
However, even though the Southern District of New York office announced March 6 that it was filing criminal charges on the structuring scheme, it announced yesterday that there was no evidence of misuse of public or campaign funds.
“We have determined that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against Spitzer for any offense relating to the withdrawal of funds for, and his payments to, the Emperors Club VIP,” Garcia said. “In light of the policy of the Department of Justice with respect to prostitution offenses and the long-standing practice of this office, as well as 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.”
A first-term Democrat, Spitzer took office in January 2007 after serving as New York’s attorney general, and was known for his hard-lined approach to fraud and reform.
Former Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who took over as governor after Spitzer’s resignation, has announced he plans to seek re-election.
Edit to add Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2008/11/03/daily50.html
About what I expected would be the outcome. So do you think the State AG will file criminal charges?
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The Democratic (sic) party fix is in.
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Of course he would be exempt from the same laws that he prosecuted :rolleyes:
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what a shock.
Obama has already started to go after the US attorneys to fix things for his crooked buddies.
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The system is broke. (http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Chicago-Man-Sues-after-Prostitution-Arrest/1$37624)
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The system is broke. (http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Chicago-Man-Sues-after-Prostitution-Arrest/1$37624)
really sad when the system goes after people who are committing no crimes.
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Spitzer was pull down because he was in the early phases of an investigation into hedge funds and alleged criminality. Those who stood to lose wanted him shut up, not gone.
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Spitzer was pull down because he was in the early phases of an investigation into hedge funds and alleged criminality. Those who stood to lose wanted him shut up, not gone.
Ah, ok. It's not because he actually visited a prostitute. Gotcha. <tinfoil hat>
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Anyone have any any news on clients 1-8? Will they get a pass, too? I doubt it unless they are wealthy or have political connections.
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Maybe if they had videotape of him smoking crack with some of the prostitutes, they could have gotten a conviction?......
.....nope....that doesn't work, either.
BTW, whatever happened to the hooker that outed him? Has she been "silenced" by the power brokers yet?....
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did she out him?
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Some people apparently wear more tinfoil than others ....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021302783_pf.html
Check the author, and note the dates; the media allegations about Spitzer hit the press on March 10th in the NYT.
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Some people apparently wear more tinfoil than others ....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021302783_pf.html
Check the author, and note the dates; the media allegations about Spitzer hit the press on March 10th in the NYT.
Not much of anything that came from Elliot Spitzer, as Governor, or AG, did I ever tend to completely believe.
There's more to this story than he let on to.