NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of a high-priced escort service that counted a former New York governor among its clients pleaded guilty Thursday after a criminal probe put the company out of business and Eliot Spitzer out of office.
Mark Brener, 62, of Cliffside Park, N.J., became the third of four defendants to plead guilty in a case that crushed the image of a governor who gained power and prestige as a tough-talking prosecutor and champion of women's rights.
Brener pleaded guilty to conspiracy as part of a plea deal that, according to his lawyer, doesn't require him to cooperate. Brener agreed Thursday to serve up to nearly three years in prison.
Brener pleaded guilty to conspiracy as part of a plea deal that, according to his lawyer, doesn't require him to cooperate. Brener agreed Thursday to serve up to nearly three years in prison.
Brener's lawyer, Murray Richman, said that he did not believe Brener knew Spitzer was a customer.
Brener's plea came a week after his former girlfriend, 23-year-old Cecil Suwal, pleaded guilty to conspiracy. A month ago, Temeka Lewis, a booking agent for the escort service, pleaded guilty to similar charges.
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