The Spitzer Scandal - The Shame and The Embarrassment
The Spitzer Scandal - The Shame and The Embarrassment
By now, the whole world knows the details of New York State Governor Elliot Spitzer’s immoral dalliances.
As the State’s Attorney General, Spitzer gained a reputation as a no-nonsense, hard-nosed crime fighter. In 2004, he broke up a Staten Island prostitution ring with supposed ties to the Gambino crime family. Eighteen people were arrested. Two of them were charged with falsifying business records, promoting prostitution, and money laundering.(*)
This week, Spitzer admitted his involvement with a prostitution ring, but has yet to be charged with a crime. His admission and published records of the money he spent paints him as a person who promoted prostitution. According to published reports, he is being investigated for money laundering, wire fraud, and a violation of the Mann Act.
If he is guilty of any of these crimes, he could go down as one of history’s biggest hypocrites.