Before reading the following, consider this: CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW DAMAGING THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR WHICHEVER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ENDS UP BEING THE NOMINEE?
(CNN) -- The New York Times on Monday reported that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has told senior administration officials that he was involved in a prostitution ring. The paper's Web site cited an anonymous administration official and said the New York governor was meeting with his top aides and would be making a statement this afternoon. "To say this is a shock is an understatement," said CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who went to law school with Spitzer. Spitzer served as New York's attorney general for eight years before being elected governor. Time magazine named him "Crusader of the Year" during his two terms as New York attorney general. Tabloids labeled him "Eliot Ness," after the hero in the crime drama "The Untouchables," because of his reputation for rooting out corruption, busting white-collar criminals and tackling organized crime. He was also known for prosecuting several prostitution rings. He also worked as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan and worked for three New York law firms after receiving his law degree from Harvard. The first-term Democrat had been considered a rising star among his party. Spitzer is married and has three daughters
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UPDATE(more detailed New York Times article)
excerpt from article:
"ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation. The wiretap recording, made during an investigation of a prostitution ring called Emperors Club VIP, captured a man identified as Client 9 on a telephone call confirming plans to have a woman travel from New York to Washington, where he had reserved a room. The person briefed on the case identified Mr. Spitzer as Client 9. The governor learned that he had been implicated in the prostitution probe when a federal official contacted his staff last Friday, according to the person briefed on the case. The governor informed his top aides Sunday night and this morning of his involvement. He canceled his public events today and scheduled an announcement for this afternoon after inquiries from the Times."
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