
Guide Note: Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's alleged involvement with the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring is detailed in an FBI affidavit. It was made public by The New York Times on March 10, 2008. In the 55-page document, a man referred to as "Client 9" is implicated in a series of wiretaps taking place between February 11 and February 14 of 2008. Documented conversations include scheduling and payment negotiations between Client 9 and the alleged leader of the the Emperors Club, Temeka Rachelle Lewis, as well as conversations about Client 9 between members of the ring. Client 9 is documented as having had a paid liaison with a woman called "Kristen" on the night of February 13 at Washington's Mayflower Hotel. Among the more widely reported details of the affidavit is a quote from Lewis, characterizing Client 9 as someone who, "would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe."
Fast Facts:
- $4300 payment documented
- Client 9 had existing credit with ring
- Kristen traveled from New York for encounter
- Encounter took place night before Valentine's Day
- Client 9 had allegedly met Kristen before
- Kristen "said she liked him"
- Kristen "petite, very pretty brunette, 5 feet 5 inches, and 105 pounds"
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Spitzer Affidavit News
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- The New York Times: Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring (March 10, 2008)
- The affidavit's "Client 9" is first identified as Spitzer in this report.
- The New York Times: For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight (March 13, 2008)
- The alleged prostitute, identified as "Kristen" in the affidavit, is revealed to be 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupre.
- The Washington Post: At the Mayflower, Client 9's Sinking Ship (March 11, 2008)
- City Hall News: Parsing the Affidavit: Late Payments and Haggling Appear to Have... (March 10, 2008)
- The Smoking Gun: Highlighted FBI Affidavit (March 10, 2008)
- MSNBC.com: FBI affidavit cites 'Client 9' and 'Kristen' (March 10, 2008)
- Huffington Post: Spitzer As Client 9: Read Text Messages From Spitzer To Prostitute (March 10, 2008)
- YouTube: CNN's Allan Chernoff reads excerpts of an affidavit (Time: 4:20)
Spitzer Affidavit Blogs and Commentaries
- Democratic Underground: The FBI affidavit in the Spitzer case is up at Smoking Gun
- Daily Kos: Eliot Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, and Hubris (March 11, 2008)
- Wonkette: No Fun At The Spitzer Residence (March 11, 2008)
- David Drake: Eliot Spitzer, Emperor's Club (March 10, 2008)
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