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  • July 2008

    • Spitzer 2010 Was Billed for Tryst Hotel

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Spitzer 2010 Was Billed for Tryst Hotel

      Eliot Spitzer's filings for his now-defunct 2010 reelection campaign, released yesterday, included two payments to the Mayflower Hotel in Washington—the site of his infamous trysts with call girls, the New York Times reports. Though it's unclear whether Spitzer himself stayed there, and if so on what nights, misuse of public campaign money is one of the potential charges the former New York governor could face for his participation in a prostitution ring. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution ring  • campaign funds  • Mayflower Hotel

    • Spitzer Call Girl Drops 'Girls Gone Wild' Suit

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 5, 08 1:00 AM CDT

      Spitzer Call Girl Drops 'Girls Gone Wild' Suit

      The call girl at the heart of the Spitzer sex scandal has dropped a $10 million lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, AP reports. Ashley Dupre, who said she was17 at the time she was filmed for a raunchy video, had claimed she was duped into giving her consent. Francis later released film in which Dupre says she is 18 and agrees that he can use footage of her. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • Girls Gone Wild  • Joe Francis  • Ashley Dupre

    • Former NYSE Chief Wins Fight for $187M Pay

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 2, 08 5:45 AM CDT

      Former NYSE Chief Wins Fight for $187M Pay

      The former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange has won an ugly 4-year battle to retain a mammoth $187.5 million compensation package.  A New York appeals court  dismissed an action initiated by then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer challenging the payout for Dick Grasso as excessive, the Wall Street Journal reports. Grasso was ousted in 2003 after details of his pay package surfaced, sparking a nasty confrontation between Spitzer and Grasso, as well as the NYSE directors who approved the deal. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • New York Stock Exchange  • executive compensation  • appeal  • Dick Grasso

  • June 2008

    • Spitzer Call Girl Speaks Out on 'Hard Times'

      newser  |  People  |  Jun 24, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Spitzer Call Girl Speaks Out on 'Hard Times'

      The call girl whose trysts with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer triggered his resignation is speaking out for the first time, reports People . Ashley Dupré, 23, has written a message of thanks on her MySpace page to those who have left supportive comments—and responded to some not-so-kind zingers. She called her mood "thankful."  More »

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      MySpace  • Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution ring  • Girls Gone Wild  • Joe Francis  • Ashley Dupre  • Ashley Youmans

    • Spitzer Moves On to Dad's Real Estate Firm

      newser  |  New York Sun  |  Jun 10, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Spitzer Moves On to Dad's Real Estate Firm

      Having laid low for two months after exiting in disgrace from the New York governorship, Eliot Spitzer is back in business. He’s recently been shopping a plan to start a vulture fund that would flip distressed real estate assets, the New York Sun reports. Spitzer gathered labor union officials in his dad's Manhattan real estate office, presenting a decidedly more nonchalant view of his indiscretions than he did in his farewell speech.  More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • real estate  • labor unions

    • Feds Nail Down Case Against Spitzer

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 10, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Feds Nail Down Case Against Spitzer

      The case against Eliot Spitzer is so strong that prosecutors have decided not to strike a deal with the head of the disgraced ex-governor's preferred call girl ring, the New York Post reports. Rather than making a plea agreement, the Emperors Club VIP honcho will plead guilty Thursday. Meanwhile, the feds are probing whether Spitzer used campaign funds to pay for his $4,000-an-hour trysts. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution ring  • federal investigation  • Emperors Club  • Federal Court

    • Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 4, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

      The woman who managed the prostitution ring that brought down New York governor Eliot Spitzer copped a plea yesterday in federal court, the AP reports. Cecil Suwal, 23, giggled and cried during a Manhattan hearing at which she pleaded guilty to money-laundering and promoting prostitution at the Emperors Club VIP service, where clients like Spitzer paid up to $5,500 an hour. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution ring  • Manhattan  • guilty plea  • money laundering  • Emperors Club  • Ashley Dupre  • Federal Court  • madams

  • May 2008

    • Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  May 22, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      While the fictionalized "Law & Order" version of her husband's infamous sex scandal was airing on NBC last night, Silda Wall Spitzer emerged from 2 months of self-imposed exile to attend the Manhattan benefit for Children for Children, the Daily News reports. The wife of prostitute-patronizing former New York governor Eliot Spitzer launched the foundation in 1996. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • charity  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • benefits

    • New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 20, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      In his 6 years in office, Michael Bloomberg has enjoyed a reputation as the cool, collected CEO of the Big Apple. But as setbacks have mounted and his presidential ambitions have been shelved, another side is showing: the temperamental, sometimes explosive antagonist. Bloomberg's mood is "the worst I've ever seen it," one top pol told the New York Times . More »

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      New York City  • New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • temper tantrums

    • Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      If disgraced New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was ever a Law & Order fan, he probably isn't anymore. Tomorrow’s ripped-from-the-headlines season finale on NBC tells a fictionalized version of the sensational sex scandal that doomed Spitzer’s political career, the New York Post reports. Actor Tom Everett Scott guest-stars as a charming governor who is caught planning a rendezvous with a hooker. More »

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      television  • New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • Law & Order

    • Aren't All Men Secret Spitzers?

      newser  |  New York  |  May 19, 08 6:06 PM CDT

      Aren't All Men Secret Spitzers?

      How many husbands reacted to Eliot Spitzer's downfall by pretending to be appalled, hiding their porn, and praying their own similar indiscretions wouldn't come to light? Philip Weiss emailed 50 married men and visited a few experts to confirm his suspicion, based on personal experience, which he shares in New York magazine: Men are dogs. Like the former governor, they want some "strange," to quote Kris Kristofferson, so let's permit prostitution and allow mistresses the way they do in Europe, he argues. More »

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      marriage  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex  • infidelity

    • Spitzer Makes Amends—With His Donors

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 15, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Spitzer Makes Amends&mdash;With His Donors

      Eliot Spitzer had $2.9 million in the bank for a presumed reelection campaign, but the disgraced New York governor has done something rather uncommon for politicians: offered a refund. An email obtained by the New York Post reports that Spitzer will return what remains in his campaign coffers to anyone who makes a request. "When have you ever heard of getting a refund from a politician?" said one stunned Dem. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • campaign contributions  • refund

    • Spitzer Booker Pleads Guilty

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Spitzer Booker Pleads Guilty

      The woman accused of arranging the infamous liaison between "Kristen" and "Client No. 9" pleaded guilty today, the New York Times reports. Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, admitted to charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering in the bust that brought about Eliot Spitzer's downfall. She could face up to 25 years in prison. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • governor  • guilty plea  • money laundering  • plea bargain

    • To Spitzer or Not to Spitzer? Playboy Answers Question

      newser  |  New York Post  |  May 12, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      To Spitzer or Not to Spitzer? Playboy Answers Question

      Playboy's June issue introduces a new term into modern sexology parlance—"to Spitzer"—the New York Post reports. The flesh mag defines the nod to disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer as the act of asking a prostitute for sex sans condom, as in "I Spitzered her, but she was like, 'Duh, not a chance, pal.' " More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution  • Playboy  • sexual health

  • April 2008

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