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December 4, 2008 3:16:29 PM CST



Gov. 'Met 8 Women for $80K Sex'

Posted Mar 12, 08 6:26 AM CDT in Politics Arts & Living US 

(Newser) – New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had eight or more trysts with prostitutes from the Emperors Club escort agency over the last several years, a source has told Newsday. The sexual encounters, costing as much as $80,000 in cash, unfolded in hotels in Washington, Florida and elsewhere. Spitzer allegedly paid for the encounters by wiring money to front companies set up by the New Jersey operation. One call girl who claimed to have spent time with the governor described him to ABC News as a good tipper.

As more sordid details of the scandal become public, Spitzer is reportedly preparing to resign today. For now, Spitzer is holed up in his Manhattan apartment, still retaining the state's highest office as his only bargaining chip in negotiations with the federal authorities, reports the Albany Times Union. "The governor should have time to reflect and repair the damage he's done to his family," said one state lawmaker. 

Sources Newsday, ABC News

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Room 871 in the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is alleged to have arranged for a call girl to meet him there for sex. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)   (Associated Press)
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer arrives at his Fifth Avenue apartment. Pressure is building on Spitzer, who built his career on rooting out corruption, to resign.(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)   (Associated Press)
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer, his wife Silda at his side, makes a brief statement to reporters about his involvement in a call girl scandal.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)   (Associated Press)
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