Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

The woman who managed the prostitution ring that brought down New York governor Eliot Spitzer copped a plea yesterday in federal court, the AP reports. Cecil Suwal, 23, giggled and cried during a Manhattan hearing at which she pleaded guilty to money-laundering and promoting prostitution at the Emperors Club VIP service, where clients like Spitzer paid up to $5,500 an hour.

"I was involved in just the daily operations of this disgusting thing," said the college dropout, who faces up to 27 months in prison. "Basically, it was, I guess, a prostitution ring, that was attempting to launder money or whatever." (More Eliot Spitzer stories.)