Emperors Club "Speaking on condition of anonymity", "quotes an anonymous law enforcement official",

[FogerRox]

"Speaking on condition of anonymity, a law enforcement official said Tuesday that Spitzer, in fact, had spent tens of thousands of dollars with the Emperors Club. Another official said the amount could be as high as $80,000. But it was not clear over what period of time that was spent."

"Still another law enforcement official said investigators found that during the tryst with Kristen on the night before Valentine’s Day, Spitzer used two rooms at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington —"

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=1079507



Sources told CBS 2 that Republicans were literally popping open bottles of champagne in a festive celebration as if they'd just hit a shared ticket on the Mega Millions.

http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/spitzer.prostitution.ring.2.673848.html

Speaking of condition of anonymity, a law enforcement official said Tuesday that Spitzer, in fact, had spent tens of thousands of dollars with the Emperors Club.

http://cbs2.com/politics/spitzer.prostitution.ring.2.675022.html


But an Associated Press story says the total spent could be higher. It quotes an anonymous law enforcement official who said Spitzer may have spent as much as $80,000 on prostitutes employed by the club.


http://www.abajournal.com/news/spitzer_resigns_cites_his_private_failings

though a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said he is believed to still be negotiating one. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.....Later details leaked from investigators alleged he was a repeat customer who spent as much as $80,000 with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time.

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=104&sid=1361424

Had enough ?


I am not defending Spitzer, but I see this as a political take down. I wanna know who clients 1 thru 8 are. In fact an operation of this size certianly has many more clients, and I can't help but wonder how many were republicans.

[notadmblnd]

1. Who is the madam/pimp and why hasn't he/she been charged?

why haven't any of these prostitutes been charged? Don't tell me the law has suddenly decided to go after the Johns after all this time.

[FogerRox]

2. Right, and who are these anonymous law enforcement officials ?

[troubleinwinter]

3. Four people in the organization were charged last week. Spitzer has not been charged.

[FogerRox]

6. Whats your take on those anonymous sources ?

[troubleinwinter]

7. There sure is a ton of unauthorized blabbing about someone who hasn't been charged of any crime.

and these "annonymous sources" are quiet as little mousies about Clients 1-8 & 10. Cuz after all, ya can't be talking about those citizens, as they HAVEN'T BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING. Neither has Spitzer. Spitzer has clearly been singled out in this aspect, and I think it's becoming ever more clear that (while he wasn't "set up", he managed to screw up himself) he has assuredly been SINGLED OUT and TARGETED.

Capital One's North Fork unit disclosed Mr. Spitzer's transfers amid federal requirements to apply "enhanced due diligence" to high-risk clients, including so-called politically exposed persons.
......

U.S. politicians also are sometimes considered PEPs. In 2004, Riggs filed suspicious-activity reports flagging Sen. Bob Dole's regular withdrawals of as much as $8,000 in cash from his account. No wrongdoing was alleged. Mr. Dole's staff estimated he withdrew roughly $12,000 a month in cash from Riggs until the practice became known. In a 2004 interview, the former Republican presidential candidate said he simply prefers using cash and sometimes gives money away.

In the current case, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation secured a warrant in October for a wiretap to intercept communications between Emperors Club employees and clients.
.......

It isn't clear why the FBI sought the wiretap warrant. Federal prostitution probes are exceedingly rare, lawyers say, except in cases involving organized-crime leaders or child abuse. Federal wiretaps are seldom used to make these cases; search warrants usually suffice. Wiretap applications generally are reserved for serious crimes, such as drug, weapons and terrorism-related cases. There typically are no more than 1,400 wiretaps in use nationwide at any given time. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120523741167127071.html

I'd like to know a little something about this judge, and why he didn't decline a tap and simply issue a search warrant, as is typical in these types of cases..

Bob Dole just likes to "give away" $12,000 per month in cash??!!! At least he's smart enough to pay bribes and hire hookers with cash instead of wiring the money, I'll hand him that.

[Joanne98]

4. And where's the names of the rest of the customers.

[FogerRox]

8. Inquiring minds want to know.. LOL.

[EFerrari]

5. Three people have been charged, iirc. Two people who were

running the business and one worker.

[Crabby Appleton]

9. uh, they were charged last week and are in jail awaiting trial/bail

the arrest of the escort service management is what made this story hit the news, once the NYT found out who "Client #9" was.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--spitzer-defendant0312mar12,0,3440194.story

Cecil Suwal and Mark Brener remained in jail on Wednesday, charged with running Emperors Club VIP, a global escort service that drew little attention when they were arrested five days ago. That quickly changed as details surfaced that among their wealthy clients was Spitzer and that he may have spent thousands for high-end call girls.

Spitzer on Wednesday announced that he would resign, effective Monday.

Suwal and Brener are among four people charged with conspiracy to violate federal prostitution laws. The two are also charged with conspiracy to launder more than $1 million in illicit proceeds.