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2008-03-14 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Spitzer Fights to Avoid Charges After Resignation

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Plus the money laundering charges are felonies.
Like I said before, this effectively ends any hope he ever had of becoming President. Which I think is a good thing.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-03-14 00:50|| 2008-03-14 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Mr Spitzer,

How many money launderers and hookers have you put in prison in your time as a public servant?

You think the law is neat, Neatly allow the law it's path.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-03-14 00:54|| 2008-03-14 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't go down alone Governor. A list of your politician pals that you've referred, or who came along for the ride Eliot.... that's what we're looking for as well. Here's a pencil, start jotting them down please.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-03-14 02:35|| 2008-03-14 02:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think he could shake a Breach of Trust charge. I don't know if NY governors can issue general pardons, but the public will want some punishment.

Posted by McZoid 2008-03-14 05:45|| 2008-03-14 05:45|| Front Page Top

#5 ``Given the rarity of federal prosecutions of this kind of conduct, the motives of the prosecutors might be called into question,'' said Steven Peikin, a former U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan.

Then perhaps they should be prosecuting this kind of conduct more often, a$$hole.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-14 07:50|| 2008-03-14 07:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Making use of prostitutes, which I find icky, isn't nearly as bad as misusing public funds and accepting financial gifts from those one knows to be professional criminals. Then, too, it's best to prosecute what a jury is likely to convict.

It's not clear from the article, though, whether former governor Spitzer is fighting to avoid all charges, or just those for patronizing prostitutes.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-14 09:18|| 2008-03-14 09:18|| Front Page Top

#7 I smell... I smell.... I smell the faint whiff of, yes.... it's, it's a Clintonian Presidential PARDON!!!!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-03-14 09:41|| 2008-03-14 09:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't know if the DoJ has figured out what court to use, but odds are it will be the Lower Manhattan district.

If so, I'm pretty sure they will wait a month or so to see Spitzer's level of cooperation and also see if shows any real contrition or if he goes on a 'blame the FBI' offensive. I would bet Spitzer and the district will work something out so this does not go to trial.

In they meantime, it's fair game for the media to ask Clinton (especially) and Obama whether they intend to pardon the guy or commute any post sentencing prison time (the latter was the Libby deal).

Posted by mhw 2008-03-14 10:47|| 2008-03-14 10:47|| Front Page Top

#9 He'll pay lots of $$$. No indictment on laundering charges.

There, I just saved you all a bunch of reading time in the future, cause that's how it will work. That's how it almost always works. $$$ for fines or for lawyers to grind the process to a halt until it can quietly die away. Only us little people go to the slam, usually.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-03-14 11:09|| 2008-03-14 11:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Good point, mhw: remember when the Libby trial was going on, how the Dhimmicrats were demanding George Bush to commit, in advance, regarding a pardon? Turn about is fair play.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-03-14 11:29|| 2008-03-14 11:29|| Front Page Top

#11 Saw this tidbit in New York Post (ht HA):
The 22-year-old call girl had several dates with the governor over the past year, the sources said, but always knew him as "George Fox" - the name of one of Spitzer's close friends that he used to hide his identity.

Some friend spitzer is.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-03-14 14:07|| 2008-03-14 14:07|| Front Page Top

#12 perhaps he can get some legal pointers from Mr. Nifong, another prominent (former) attorney)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-03-14 14:30|| 2008-03-14 14:30|| Front Page Top

#13 George Fox was the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, parent of the AFSC.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-14 14:46|| 2008-03-14 14:46|| Front Page Top

#14 I smell... I smell.... I smell the faint whiff of, yes.... it's, it's a Clintonian Presidential PARDON!!!!

Big problem with some words in your post,

"Clintonian Presidential", Ummm, yep those words, highly unlikely as Shrillary is LOSING.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-03-14 17:20|| 2008-03-14 17:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Look at the story about Dickie Scruggs just above. Spitzer might get hammered!

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-03-14 18:56|| 2008-03-14 18:56|| Front Page Top

#16 Splitz used "George Fox" as a nome de depravite? Fox was a Quaker leader. I am not amused.

Posted by McZoid 2008-03-14 22:08|| 2008-03-14 22:08|| Front Page Top

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