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Probers check to see if Eliot Spitzer used tax dollars for trysts (Investigators say "Yes"!)
NY Daily News ^
| 3/12/08
| JAMES GORDON MEEK, THOMAS ZAMBITO and GREG B. SMITH
Posted on 03/12/2008 2:24:34 AM PDT by jimbo123
As Gov. Spitzer held the state hostage to negotiate a sweet plea deal Tuesday night, probers looked to see if he used tax dollars for trysts with high-priced hookers totaling up to $80,000.
A source familiar with the probe said IRS and FBI investigators found at least nine instances going back 18 months in which Spitzer made multiple cash transfers linked to Emperors Club VIP, a high-priced prostitution ring.
Although the cash used to pay for a $4,300 prostitute named "Kristen" apparently came from Spitzer's account, he used taxpayer dollars to fly to and from his illicit rendezvous.
Investigators are looking to see whether he used state money for the hotel rooms.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: fbi; hookers; irs; spitzer; spitzmas
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To: Jim Noble
Im in agreement with you - the Govt shouldnt be brokering a resignation - If he broke laws - charge him
To: jimbo123
I do hope they find enough evidence to nail his sorry @$$ to the wall.
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:08:23 AM PDT
by
shezza
(WWRD?)
To: jimbo123
See? Ain't no woman worth $4300 a night if it's
your money. Government officials overpay for everything. It's a fact!
-Joan
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:09:41 AM PDT
by
JoanVarga
("¿Por qué no te calles?")
To: AmericaUnited
Which begs the question....Was "Kristen" a spitzer or a swallower?... Were the deposits made in in the lobby or the drive up window in the rear?.. Only the FBI and the IRS knows for sure...
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:11:31 AM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: M-cubed
Looks like Spitzer was making backdoor deposits without a wrapper.
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:17:41 AM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
More interesting question is did he get a discount (from $5,500 to $4,300) in exchange for using his offices to take down the competition? If so, he may be looking at bribery, corruption, and RICO charges...
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:36:45 AM PDT
by
piytar
To: jimbo123
just like “Bubba” at Club FED is gonna do...
Oh the irony....
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posted on
03/12/2008 5:43:34 AM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: jimbo123
Although the cash used to pay for a $4,300 prostitute named "Kristen" apparently came from Spitzer's account, he used taxpayer dollars to fly to and from his illicit rendezvous. And who put the paychecks into Spitzer's account? Could it be the State of New York? Could it be funds taxed from the people of New York?
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posted on
03/12/2008 6:26:25 AM PDT
by
Sender
(Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.)
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