No Federal Charges Against Spitzer

[spanone]

The United States attorney in Manhattan, Michael J. Garcia, just announced that no federal charges will be filed against former Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.

Mr. Garcia said in a statement :

On March 6, 2008, this Office announced the filing of criminal charges related to an international prostitution ring known as the Emperors Club VIP. The investigation which led to those charges began when this Office learned of payments made in a questionable manner by former Governor SPITZER to a bank account in the name ‘QAT Consulting.’ After the investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Internal Revenue Service — Criminal Investigation Division, the Office determined that the QAT Consulting account and a similar account at another financial institution had been used to launder more than $1 million worth of criminal proceeds derived from the Emperors Club VIP’s prostitution business.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/no-federal-charges-against-spitzer/

[kestrel91316]

1. Good.

[OregonBlue]

2. New administration at Justice coming, guess they decided to back off.

[dkofos]

3. They got what they wanted.

Spitzer is dead to politics.

[MrCoffee]

4. No charges because he paid the hooker out of his own account

DOJ was investigating whether he used public or campaign funds to pay for sex. He didn't, so there won't be any federal charges. The article doesn't say anything about a state charge of solicitation.

[aldo]

5. Spitzer for Treasury Secretary

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