The Colvin Report: Client Number 9

Is Gov. Eliot Spitzer Client Number 9?

In a sealed complaint, Governor Sptizer is not named, but he is being implemented in part of a prostitution ring.

He served as Attorney General and is currently in his first term as Democrat elect Governor of New York. Ironically, he is known for being a self-righteous prosecutor of a large prostitution ring in 1994. He also preached ethics reform and fought corporate corruption.

He did not address the situation specifically, but he came out to say that he must dedicate time to restore the trust of his family.

Client number 9 was caught under a federal wire tap while trying arrange to meet a prostitute. The transfer of money took place across state lines from NY to DC and therefore became a federal matter. Client 9 paid for the services, made travel arrangements, made hotel reservations, and met with at least 1 prostitute in DC on February 18, 2008.

The honorable thing for an elected official to do in such a scandal is to resign, whether it be a prostitution ring, a foot tap in the bathroom stall, or even aluminum foil wrapped mystery money hidden in the fridge.

As for his law license, that will depend on whether he is charged with a felony or misdemeanor. More will develop in the future.

Either way, it undermines his policy of soap box ethics reform and his status as Sheriff of Wall Street. He has few friends in NY and things are not looking very good for him. Wall Street is screaming "Hypocrite."