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Client Number Nine, Eliot Spitzer, Will Not Face Charges in Hooker Scandal

Posted by Duane Lester on Nov 6th, 2008 • Clicks

Hard to believe that the former hardline New York Attorney General and Governor, who as Attorney General “prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state’s organized crime task force,” will face no charges for giving women money in exchange for sex.

Nothing to see here folks. Move along…move along:

U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia announced his decision Thursday afternoon.

“Eliot Spitzer has acknowledged to this Office that he was a client of, and made payments to, the Emperors Club VIP. Our investigation has shown that on multiple occasions, Mr. Spitzer arranged for women to travel from one state to another state to engage in prostitution. After a thorough investigation, this Office has uncovered no evidence of misuse of public or
campaign funds,” Garcia said in a statement.

Garcia also said there was no evidence pointing to criminal means of payment to the Club, despite court documents and published reports indicating that perhaps as much as $80,000 was transferred from Spitzer’s account to a trio of dummy companies that were fronts for the escort service.

“In light of the policy of the Department of Justice with respect to prostitution offenses and the longstanding practice of this Office, as well as Mr. Spitzer’s acceptance of responsibility for his conduct, we have concluded that the public interest would not be further advanced by filing criminal charges in this matter,” Garcia said.

This is justice? Tell me this would be your fate, had you been caught and there were court documents showing you were giving money to fronts for prostitution rings. And what about the Mann Act?

the Mann Act, passed by Congress in 1910 to address prostitution, human trafficking and what was viewed at the time as immorality in general, makes it a crime to transport someone between states for the purpose of prostitution.

Spitzer was on tape arranging for his favorite hooker to travel from New York to Washington, DC. Last I check, DC was not in New York state.

Another thing bothers me about this. Why is it that there isn’t enough evidence to charge Spitzer, but the woman who took his calls and arranged his sexual purchases was charged:

The woman, Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, appeared in Federal District Court in Manhattan and pleaded guilty to charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering in connection with her role as the chief booker for the Emperor’s Club V.I.P., an upscale call-girl service.

Federal court filings show that Ms. Lewis directly handled several phone calls arranging liaisons for a customer of the service, Client 9, who the authorities said was later identified as Mr. Spitzer.

Something stinks in the state of New York, and it’s the so called “Justice System.”