A woman who helped run the prostitution ring that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been sentenced to six months in prison. Cecil Suwal was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in Manhattan. (Jan. 29)
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![Title:Guilty Plea in Spitzer Call Girl Probe Description:PlusGuilty Plea in Spitzer Call Girl ProbeGuilty Plea in Spitzer Call Girl ProbeThe Associated PressA woman accused of helping run the prostitution ring allegedly patronized by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to launder money and conspiring to violate federal prostitution laws. (June 3)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] Another guilty plea in the prostitution scandal that led to the downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.The woman accused of running the day to day operations of the Emperor Club appeared at this courthouse on Tuesday...and pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and conspiring to violate prostitution laws.((Albert Ebanks/Lawyer: She wanted to put this behind her. This was the most significant and devastating time of her life.)) Prosecutors say Cecil Suwal (SEE'-suhl SOO'-wahl ) supervised the escort service's booking agents and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the company's call girls.They also claim she was the one who controlled the front companies that were used to hide the prostitution ring's profits.Emperor charged clients up to 55-hundred dollars an hour to be with one of their escorts.Suwal is the second person to plead guilty in this case. A booking agent, facing similar charges, appeared in court last month.The alleged founder of the club has pleaded *not guilty*, and is awaiting trial.As for New York's disgraced ex-governor...he hasn't been charged, but he apologized and stepped down after the story broke back in March.Spitzer's involvement was discovered during an investigation into suspicious cash transfers. Federal agents eventually tapped his phone calls and analyzed his bank records.No word yet on whether prosecutors plan to charge him with breaking any laws.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KQ7H42aS2WQ/2.jpg)
![Title:Accused Operator in Spitzer Case Pleads Guilty Description:PlusAccused Operator in Spitzer Case Pleads GuiltyAccused Operator in Spitzer Case Pleads GuiltyThe Associated PressThe operator of a high-priced escort service that counted New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer among its clients pleaded guilty to conspiracy Thursday. Mark Brener will likely serve about two years in prison. (June 12)[Notes:NATS -- GOV. SPITZER] I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family..... [Notes:VO --SPITZER RESIGNING]THREE MONTHS AFTER NEW YORK GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER STEPPED DOWN WHEN HE BECAME ENSNARED IN A CALL GIRL SCANDAL-- THE ESCORT SERVICE AT THE CENTER OF HIS DOWNFALL IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES] 62 YEAR OLD MARK BRENER -- THE OPERATOR OF THE EMPEROR'S CLUB -- THE ESCORT SERVICE THAT ALLEGEDLY HAD SPITZER AS CLIENT NUMBER NINE -- HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY CHARGES. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES]IN A DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS -- BRENER WILL LIKELY SERVE TWO YEARS IN PRISON -- OR A BIT MORE THAN THAT. [Notes:SOT--MURRAY RICHMAN] He recognizes the wrong that he's done...he stepped up...took the responsiblity...and he'll be sentenced accordingly. [Notes:VO--FILE OF SPITZER RESIGNING]SPITZER HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED IN THE CASE. [Notes:VO--SHOTS OF MAYFLOWER AND KRISTEN] BUT THERE'S AN ON-GOING INVESTIGATION ---- ONE THAT COULD LEAD TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM HIS RENDEZVOUS WITH THIS WOMAN -- WHO AUTHORITIES SAY WORKED FOR THE EMPEROR'S CLUB AND WENT BY THE NAME OF KRISTEN. [Notes:VO--LEGAL EXPERT WALKING IN OFFICE]AUTHORITIES SAY THEY MONITORED SPITZER'S MEETING WITH HER-- LISTENED IN ON HIS PHONE CALLS -- AND MONITORED HIS BANK RECORDS.ONE LEGAL EXPERT SAYS SPITZER'S BIGGEST RISK IS GETTING CHARGED WITH VIOLATING BANK SECRECY LAWS. [Notes:SOT -- FL LEGAL EXPERT] They'd have to be considering whether or not to charge him with violating the Mann Act...those are very rare....it's going to look like they're singling him out just because of his prominence. [Notes:VO --SHOTS OF BRENER'S ATTORNEY]BRENER'S ATTORNEY SAYS HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THE 62 YEAR-OLD KNEW SPITZER WAS A CLIENT OF THE EMPEROR'S CLUB. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCH] BUT PROSECUTORS DESCRIBE BRENER AS THE HEAD OF THE OPERATION -- WHO RECRUITED PROSITUTES AND DECIDED HOW TO MARKET THEM TO CLIENTS. [Notes:VO -- COURT SKETCH]HE'S THE THIRD OF FOUR DEFENDANTS TO PLEAD GUILTY IN THE CASE. [Notes:VO--VIDEO OF CECIL SUWAL LEAVING COURT] A WEEK AGO HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND --23 YEAR OLD CECIL SUWAL PLEADED GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY. ___ ___, The Associated Press.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SB3sbzqd0vk/2.jpg)
‘Manhattan Madam’: Spitzer ‘got too rough’ (MSNBC)
No one has ever accused Eliot Spitzer of having a soft touch. Turns out his aggressive ways may have extended to the boudoir. In her new book "The Manhattan Madam," Kristin Davis claims that the former governor was "good for a call at least once a week."
Manhattan madam's tell-all book reveals Spitzer's dirty secrets (New Kerala)
New York, Feb 6 : Kristin Davis, the madam known as Eliot Spitzer's personal 'Madam Butterfly,' has reportedly written an explosive tell-all tome which exposes the disgraced former Governor's dirty secrets.
LOVE GOV 'GOT TOO ROUGH' Madam's tell-all dishes Spitzer dirt (New York Daily News)
Kristin Davis, the Manhattan madam known as disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's personal "Madam Butterfly," blows the whistle on him and others in her gang of clients in a tell-all book available online.
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