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ELIOT SPITZER WON'T FACE CHARGES IN PROSTITUTION CASE

Article from: The Hindustan Times Article date: November 07, 2008

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Washington, Nov. 07 -- (ANI): Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will not be charged with any crime over his role in a prostitution scandal, federal prosecutors say.Spitzer was forced to resign from the office just after two years, following the allegations that he was a regular client of a prostitution ring known as the Emperor's Club V.I.P.According to the New York Times, U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Michael J. Garcia announced that Spitzer will not face any federal charges, reports People. In their probe, federal ...

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Madam Pleads Guilty in Spitzer Case

Posted Aug 25, 08 1:04 PM CDT in Politics,  Crime & Courts 

Madam Pleads Guilty in Spitzer Case
Source: AP Photo

(AP) – A woman accused of helping arrange trysts between pricey escorts and their customers has pleaded guilty in the prostitution scandal that forced Eliot Spitzer to step down as governor of New York. Thirty-six-year-old Tanya Hollander pleaded today to a charge of conspiracy to violate the travel act. It's against the law to cross state lines while furthering an illegal business.

The plea means all four employees of the Emperors Club VIP arrested in March have admitted their roles in the illicit business. Still uncertain is whether Spitzer will be charged in the probe that began last summer after a series of suspicious banking transactions.

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