This is a shocker to me. But, then again, certain lawmakers wanted Spitzer gone. He certainly was threat to certain lawmakers. I will follow this story more further...
From the NY Times:
ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.
An affidavit in the federal investigation into a prostitution ring said that a wiretap recording captured a man identified as Client 9 on a telephone call confirming plans to have a woman travel from New York to Washington, where he had reserved a hotel room. The person briefed on the case identified Mr. Spitzer as Client 9.
Mr. Spitzer today made a brief public appearance during which he apologized for his behavior, and described it as a “private matter.”
“I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family and violates my or any sense of right or wrong,” said Mr. Spitzer, who appeared with his wife Silda at his Manhattan office. “I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public to whom I promised better.”
“I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family.”
Before speaking, Mr. Spitzer stood with his arm around his wife; the two nodded and then strode forward together to face more than 100 reporters. Both had glassy, tear-filled eyes, but they did not cry.
UPDATE: Fox News is reporting that sources say Spitzer is “expected to resign.”
UPDATE II: In his public statement, Spitzer apologized to the public and his family but did not resign.
Here is the court document of complaint.
Interesting that Spitzer is caught with a wiretap siliciting for a prostitute. Yet, in the cases of Brent Wilkes and Duke Cunningham, the entire Hookergate scandal was not investigated to the fullest.
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