Posted by Bill on March 13, 2008 at 10:08 am
There has been a lot of buzz going around about the high paid prostitute that cost New York Governor Eliot Spitzer his job. This woman has been identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupré.
What is interesting about this situation is that Ashley Dupré has a Myspace blog. Peaking into the life of this high paid prostitute indicates that she came from a broken home and has a callous spirit, likely caused by a life of difficult times. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Bill on March 12, 2008 at 11:35 am
It’s official. New York Governor Eliot Sptizer has resigned effective March 17th. Lt. Governor David Peterson will now become the interim Governor and hopefully lead the State in a better direction.
I admit that this whole prostitution scandal shocked me as well. Eliot Spitzer previously had my respect for going after white collar criminals as Attorney General. I truly believe he was destined to make a White House run in the future. But like most everyone else, I was disgusted when I heard about this scandal.
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Posted by Bill on March 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm
According to MSNBC, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer publicly apologized for acting in a way that violates his obligations to his family.
This apology comes after the New York times reported that Eliot Spitzer was connected to a high end prostitution ring named “Emperors Club VIP.” According to reports, Governor Eliot Spitzer was caught on a Federal wiretap arranging for a rendezvous with a high paid hooker (some paid as much as $5,500 per hour). It is noted that in the wiretap, client number 9 was identified as Governor Spitzer.
According to reports, Eliot Spitzer stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind him when reporters repeatedly asked if he was going to resign. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Bill on February 22, 2008 at 11:36 am
Just in from the news… Arizona Representative Renzi has been indicted for extortion.
In the indictment, Representative Renzi allegedly conspired to sell land that could be swapped for land owned by the Federal Government. Renzi’s charges include extortion, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Since this is a breaking news story, more information can be found here as details come in.
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