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Spitzer Madam Gets 6 Months

Teary Cecil Suwal asked judge for mercy

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2009 11:41 AM CST

(Newser) – The 24-year-old who ran the call-girl ring that brought down Eliot Spitzer will serve 6 months in prison, the New York Daily News reports. Cecil Suwal of New York, who has pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiring to promote prostitution, wept as she asked the judge for mercy. "It is my aim to prevent others, especially young girls, from making the kind of mistakes that I have made," she said.

It seems her pleas might have helped. Prosecutors wanted Suwal to spend at least 21 months in prison, but the judge decided to go easy on her because of the apparent sway that her Emperors Club VIP boss had over her. Proof: Suwal has a tattoo that reads "Property of Mark Brener."

Then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife, Silda, as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference in New York on March 10, 2008.
Then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife, Silda, as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference in New York on March 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
Ashley Dupre, the former call girl for ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York, is shown in a picture from her MySpace page.
Ashley Dupre, the former call girl for ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York, is shown in a picture from her MySpace page.   (AP Photo, file)
Former call girl Ashley Dupre was interviewed by ABC's Diane Sawyer on Nov. 13, 2008.
Former call girl Ashley Dupre was interviewed by ABC's Diane Sawyer on Nov. 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/ABC, Heidi Gutman)
In this March 12, 2008, file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation.
In this March 12, 2008, file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Jan 30, 2009 12:01 AM CST
like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail.

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