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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Rich Galen :: Townhall.com Columnist
Client Number Nine
by Rich Galen
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The New York Times broke the story of the year Monday afternoon:

"[New York 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 law enforcement official and a person briefed on the investigation."

New York Governor Elliot Spitzer has a new first name: John.

Federal wiretaps on a high-end prostitution ring known as "Emperor's Club VIP" led to four arrests last week on charges stemming from a 1910 law known - onomatopoeiacally - as the Mann Act, which makes it a federal crime to (again, according to the NYT) "transport a person across state lines for the purpose of prostitution."

Several of the wiretaps captured a communication from a man who was identified in the Federal complaint as "Client Number Nine."

Client Number Nine is Elliot Spitzer.

Client Number Nine got caught looking for a little Love Potion Number 9 at the Mayflower Hotel in Your Nation's Capital on the night of February 13.

I don't know much about this stuff, but don't you think he must be wondering who were Clients 1-8?

I couldn't care less if Elliot Spitzer goes to professionals to - as we used to say during the Great Depression - get his ashes hauled. What the press corps needs to focus on - FIXATE on - is the matter of hypocrisy.

Elliot Spitzer is a hypocrite.

Elliot Spitzer, as New York Attorney General saw himself as Elliot Ness, rooting out wealthy and powerful evildoers where ever they might be. Elliot Ness, as far as I know, did not occasionally slip into a Speakeasy for a glass or two. Spiderman doesn't shoplift from candy stores. Continued...
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Rich Galen has been a press secretary to Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich. Rich Galen currently works as a journalist and writes at Mullings.com

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Reply # 1
Date: Mar 12, 2008 - 11:15 PM EST
The pot calling the kettle...
I notice that Mr. Galen worked as Newt Gingrich's press secretary. I wonder if he condemned his boss's exercises in infidelity or if he held his tongue until he could find a Democrat to criticize. Just asking, Rich.
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Reply # 2
Date: Mar 12, 2008 - 10:47 PM EST
NO, I'M NOT KIDDING BEASTIE BOY
To move money into a corporation that doesn't exist or a corporation that is a front for another entity.
He was defrauding the government and the State of New York.
Wire Fraud
He was making these transfers on an irregular basis in sums that brought attention of State Regulatory Commision which oversees and keeps track of money transfers from corporation to corporation.
Oh, yeah. None of these corporations that were making the transfers were related to him.
Illegal Money Transfer
This money went into a front corporation with money from other 'ho chasers to be comingled and sent someplace else.
Money Laundering.
You don't know what you're talking about, genius.
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