Prostitution Case Features Prosecutors of Corruption

[WarholPop]

Source: New York Sun

Prosecutors specializing in government corruption cases are leading the investigation into what authorities say was a prostitution service that charged up to $5,500 an hour — suggesting that the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan may have evidence that a public official hired a prostitute.

Federal prosecutors here recently unsealed a criminal complaint charging four people with running Emperors Club VIP, which advertised itself as an escort service. Prosecutors say the Emperors Club employed more than 50 high-end prostitutes.

During a court hearing in the case, at which the four people were arraigned, it emerged that all three of the assistant U.S. attorneys assigned to the prosecution are part of the U.S. attorney's public corruption unit. One is the bureau's chief, Boyd Johnson III. The unit investigates wrongdoing by both elected and nonelected officials and bureaucrats at various levels of government.



Read more: http://www.nysun.com/article/72574

[acmavm]

1. Considering most of our 'public servants' are prostitutes

themselves (in one form or another anymore) this is almost funny. Since the republicans took over I sorta thought paying for their hookers was a perk.

[pattmarty]

2. Rudy Giuliani, Bernie Kerik, Ed Koch and Bill Clinton??????

[edbermac]

3. $5,500 dollars an hour!??

Damn inflation!! :grr:

[WarholPop]

4. It's Spitzer!

Poor boy.

[JerseygirlCT]

6. Damn! Just saw this.

What the hell is it with these guys? Why can't they just learn to control themselves?

[Zuiderelle]

7. It IS Spitzer, WTF?

[Mz Pip]

5. Must be one

helluva hour. :crazy:

[Roy]

12. $5,500 dollars an hour!??

WHERE DO I APPLY????

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. That's one expensive professional consultation.

Even at this price it doesn't come with the assurance that ones political career isn't going to be tossed in the toilet.

[Eugene]

9. Damn!

Spitzer is involved. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1062947520080310

:(

[WarholPop]

10. Gambino Crime Family

is linked to this specific prostitution ring. Oh my.

[goodhue]

11. Spitzer

wow

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Here's the original NY Times article which broke the story.

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning.

Mr. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He is set to make an announcement about 2:15 this afternoon at his Manhattan office.

Mr. Spitzer, a first-term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform and end the often seamy ways of Albany, is married with three children.

Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin