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Hooker Bookers Fume After Spitzer Let Off

Club VIP managers face sentencing as ex-governor walks

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(Newser) – The prostitution agency that once served Eliot Spitzer is hardly happy that the disgraced former governor is getting off, at their expense, Salon reports. Spitzer evaded federal charges for patronizing a prostitution ring, prompting an attorney for one of the agency’s bookers—who is facing 6-16 months in jail—to call him a “much more egregious actor than my client.”

An ex-hooker who now blogs said Spitzer’s is a “typical case of the john being released while the prostitute, or in this case, the agency, gets punished,” and slammed the hypocrisy of the hard-charging former prosecutor who sought to lock up prostitutes: "The whole mess strikes me as a distortion of justice and a sickening waste of resources.” The agency’s founder and manager both face at least 21 months in prison.

Attorney Murray Richman responds to questions outside of federal court after representing Mark Brener, who is accused of running an escort service patronized by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
Attorney Murray Richman responds to questions outside of federal court after representing Mark Brener, who is accused of running an escort service patronized by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York has decided against prosecuting Spitzer because he did not misuse
The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York has decided against prosecuting Spitzer because he did not misuse "public or campaign funds" in paying the Emperors Club.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
Last March, a federal wiretap picked up Eliot Spitzer %u2014
Last March, a federal wiretap picked up Eliot Spitzer %u2014 "Client No. 9" %u2014 arranging a tryst with a 22-year-old woman at a Washington hotel.   (AP Photo, file)
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This Man admitted he broke the LAW on national TV . But they screw (sorry) the little people as always. He may walk now but Karma don't care how much $ you got! Reply
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