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Spitzer's Sex Ring Run by Unlikely Madams

Emperor's Club's pimp, madams were well-educated novices

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2008 7:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – The prostitution ring that Eliot Spitzer patronized had at its center an unlikely quartet: a 62-year-old former tax specialist and three highly educated women, one only 23 years old. All four have pleaded not guilty to a host of charges, including prostitution, in federal court.... Read full story »

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Spitzer's Sex Ring Run by Unlikely Madams

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