Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe

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Source: AP

A woman accused of being a prostitution ring booker has pleaded guilty in the federal probe that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.


Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to promoting prostitution and money laundering. The Brooklyn woman is among four defendants in the case involving the Emperor’s Club VIP call girl ring.

Court papers say the FBI secretly recorded conversations between Lewis and Spitzer about a Feb. 13 tryst with a prostitute named “Kristen” in Washington. Spitzer, who’s identified in the court papers as Client No. 9, announced his resignation on March 12. He has not been charged.

Lewis faces up to 25 years in prison when she is sentenced on Aug. 10. However, the term could be much lower under federal sentencing guidelines.

The other defendants in the case are Mark Brener, 62, of Cliffside Park, N.J., who is accused of running the ring. Brener, a native of Israel, has lived in the U.S. for 20 years. Also charged were Tanya Hollander, 36, of Rhinebeck, N.Y., and Cecil Suwal, 23, who lives with Brener.



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[sasquatch]

1. I agree with Randi Rhodes that as much as Spitzer paid for that woman-

she better come with her own sunset or something.

[Botany]

2. You said "prostitution probe"

prostitution probe :spray: