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Feds won't charge Spitzer over call-girl ring

Article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) Article date: November 07, 2008 Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-07-2008

Feds won't charge Spitzer over call-girl ring
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 11-07-2008, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions

NEW YORK Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for allegedly patronizing a prostitution ring run out of a Cliffside Park high-rise, removing a legal cloud that has surrounded the former New York governor since his epic downfall eight months ago.

U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said investigators found no evidence that Spitzer or his office misused public ...

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Feds Won't Charge Spitzer

Posted Nov 6, 08 3:37 PM CST in Politics,  Crime & Courts 

Feds Won't Charge Spitzer
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer will not be charged in connection with his involvement in a prostitution ring, the New York Times reports, as federal prosecutors could not adequately connect payments made by Spitzer. “The public interest would not be further advanced by filing criminal charges in this matter,” the US attorney for New York said in a written statement.

Source: New York Times

More about:  Eliot Spitzer • sex scandal • US attorney • prostitution ring • Ashley Dupre • Emperors Club • criminal charges

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(Newser) - The call girl who ended Eliot Spitzer's career started hers on a nude Girls Gone Wild video during a wild Spring Break weekend in 2003, reports the LA Times. Ashley Alexandra Dupré was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami when she stumbled across the Girls Gone Wild production bus, and made seven videos over several days. More »

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Criminal Charge No Certainty
for Spitzer

Resignation could soften prosecutors' stance on NY governor

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Mar 13, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Eliot Spitzer’s political career is over, it remains unclear what legal fate awaits the disgraced New York governor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Spitzer’s resignation wasn’t part of any deal, the feds confirm, but makes him less of a legal target. One possibility is a deferred-prosecution settlement, in which Spitzer would admit to the crime—but ultimately won't be prosecuted. More »

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