ANALYSIS
Ex-gov spent career trying to ditch silver spoon image
New York Mar 17, 08 5:05 PM CDT
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Eliot Spitzer didn't patronize a pricey call girl ring just for the sex, Chris Smith writes in a provocative New York post-mortem. What really attracted him was the covert op. The silver-spoon-fed Ivy Leaguer was always rebelling against being squeaky clean; as a young prosecutor, he got "hooked on the clandestine" while running stings on the Gambino crime family.
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Prostitution show, stalled for 2 years,
to air this week
New York Daily News Mar 17, 08 4:05 PM CDT
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A Diane Sawyer special about sex workers will air this week after 2 years on the shelf, Rush & Molloy report in the New York Daily News, and the ABC newshound can thank Eliot Spitzer. Previously considered too sensational for prime time, the show is now closer to "ripped from the headlines." It highlights legal brothels like Nevada's Moonlite Bunny Ranch, where Sawyer "really hit it off with all my girls," the owner says.
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'Kristen' kin already on probation for dealing near school
Asbury Park Press Mar 15, 08 8:19 PM CDT
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The brother of gubernatorial call girl Ashley “Kristen” Dupre has legal problems too: He pled guilty in New Jersey this week to possessing heroin with intent to distribute. Already on probation for other drug charges, Kyle Youmans will likely get more probation when he is sentenced next month, the Asbury Park Press reports.
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'Kristen' already cashing in on massive media interest
Associated Press Mar 14, 08 5:24 AM CDT
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The now famous young "escort" in the prostitution case that torpedoed New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is enjoying a boost to her budding music career, thanks to all the publicity. Ashley Alexandra Dupre's MySpace page has chalked up over 5 million hits since the scandal broke, and her R&B songs are nearing a million paid-for downloads, reports AP.
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Resignation could soften prosecutors' stance on NY governor
Wall Street Journal Mar 13, 08 5:52 PM CDT
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Although Eliot Spitzer’s political career is over, it remains unclear what legal fate awaits the disgraced New York governor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Spitzer’s resignation wasn’t part of any deal, the feds confirm, but makes him less of a legal target. One possibility is a deferred-prosecution settlement, in which Spitzer would admit to the crime—but ultimately won't be prosecuted.
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Gerald Grosvenor,
UK's richest man, could be Emperor's 'Client 6'
New York Daily News Mar 13, 08 4:44 PM CDT
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The richest man in England has been linked to the prostitution ring patronized by Eliot Spitzer, the New York Daily News reports. Sources identified Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, as Emperors Club “Client 6,” who arranged four visits in late 2006. Grosvenor is a close friend of Prince Charles—and godfather to Prince William, second in line to the throne.
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22-year-old escort says she's no "monster"
New York Times Mar 12, 08 10:00 PM CDT
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At the center of Eliot Spitzer’s fall from grace is 22-year-old Kristen, aka Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a high-priced escort and aspiring R&B singer who left her self-proclaimed "broken family" in New Jersey at age 17 to pursue a musical career in New York. “I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster,” she told the New York Times .
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Lessons learned from Spitzer's favorite online escort service
Slate Mar 12, 08 12:19 PM CDT
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There are important lessons to be gleaned from Eliot Spitzer’s shenanigans. Namely: how to effectively run a brothel for the well-to-do. Using cached pages from the now-defunct Emperors Club website, Josh Levin lays out a business plan in Slate. Keep out the riff-raff: 92% of the club’s clients were CEOs Peddle the best product: The ladies boasted detailed, degree-laden CVs Set fair prices: A three-diamond prostitute is less talented than a seven-diamond prostitute, but she’s also one-third the price
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'The remorse I feel will always be with me,' New York governor says
CNN Mar 12, 08 10:42 AM CDT
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Eliot Spitzer, with his wife again at his side, announced his resignation in a short press conference this morning. The New York governor apologized for his "private" misconduct, again without making direct reference to the prostitution scandal that has ended his political career. "I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me," he said. “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.”
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If he doesn't, 66% want him impeached
Associated Press Mar 12, 08 8:14 AM CDT
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New Yorkers want embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign from office—or they’ll throw him out, reports the AP. A poll yesterday found 70% of state residents want Spitzer to quit; if he doesn’t, 66% say he should be impeached. "It's a big thumbs down," said pollster Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
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He was a 'good tipper,' says purported Spitzer 'escort'
Newsday Mar 12, 08 6:26 AM CDT
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New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had eight or more trysts with prostitutes from the Emperors Club escort agency over the last several years, a source has told Newsday . The sexual encounters, costing as much as $80,000 in cash, unfolded in hotels in Washington, Florida and elsewhere. Spitzer allegedly paid for the encounters by wiring money to front companies set up by the New Jersey operation. One call girl who claimed to have spent time with the governor described him to ABC News as a good tipper.
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