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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... Read full story »

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