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Elliot Spitzer did not deny that he was involved with a high priced prostitution ring.  This basically means one thing, Elliot Spitzer very well broke the law and engaged in sexual acts with a prostitute.  The New York Times is now reporting that Spitzer was identified as Client #9 in a federal wiretapping investigation into The Emperors Club VIP, an expensive prostitution service that charged between $1000-$5000 an hour. 

Here is a snipet from the article:

The man described as Client 9 in court papers arranged to meet with a prostitute who was part of the ring, Emperors Club VIP, on the night of Feb. 13. Mr. Spitzer traveled to Washington that evening, according to a person told of his travel arrangements.

The affidavit says that Client 9 met with the woman in hotel room 871 but does not identify the hotel. Mr. Spitzer stayed at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Feb. 13, according to a source who was told of his travel arrangements. Room 871 at the Mayflower Hotel that evening was registered under the another name.

Here is a link to Spitzer’s statement at the press conference as well as some additional reporting.

And the actual statement here:

Over the past nine years, eight as attorney general and one as governor, I’ve tried to uphold a vision of progressive politics that would rebuild New York and create opportunity for all. We vowed to bring real change to New York and that will continue. Today, I want to briefly address a private matter. I have acted in a way that violated the obligations to my family and that violates my — or any — sense of right and wrong. I apologize first, and most importantly, to my family. I apologize to the public, to whom I promised better. I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas, the public good and doing what is best for the State of New York. But I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard that I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family. I will not be taking questions. Thank you very much. I will report back to you in short order. Thank you very much.

In the audio, you can clearly here a reporter asking him to actually make the apology to his wife who was standing next to him at the press event.

In addition, reports are stating that Governor Spitzer had an account with The Emperors Club VIP and actually still owed on the account.  The federal complaint includes the taped conversation between “Client #9″ and the prostitute setting up the specifics for the encounter at a Washington D.C. hotel on February 13th.  News reporters are now asking about Spitzer’s money trail and how he made payments to The Emperors Club VIP.  Also noted are supposed e-mails regarding interaction between Spitzer and the club.

We had heard that Spitzer was going to announce his resignation at the press conference.  That didn’t happen, but word around the capital is that this may indeed still take place.  Some are intimating that it may have already, but quietly, occurred and that another announcement may take place later today or tomorrow. 

We’ll continue to keep you posted on any breaking events with regards to this story.

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