"Client 9" Could Be "Difficult," Paid $4,300 for Prostitute

Photograph of Room 871 from DC Examiner

The complaint filings the U.S. Attorney's Office made in the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring show details about Client 9, which allegedly is Governor Eliot Spitzer. Here are some of the highlights:

Client 9 paid $4,300 for the services of "Kristen," described as "An American, petite, very pretty brunette, 5-feet-5 inches and 105 pounds.”
Client 9 was "paying for everything -- train tickets, cab fare from the hotel and back, mini bar or room service, travel time and hotel."
Emperors Club management was unhappy that Client 9's payment hadn't arrived by mail as promised and "asked [him] to give Kristen an extra $1,500 or $2,000 to avoid future payment problems." (Client 9, apparently a regular customer, had some money left over in his account.)
The February 13 tryst occurred at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Room 871. The door to the room was left ajar.
After their just-under-two-hour meeting, Kristen reported back to the booker and said she thought things went well. The booker said Client 9 could be "difficult" suggesting he "would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe - you know - I mean that ... very basic things." To which Kristen replied, "I have a way of dealing with that ... I'd be like listen dude, you really want the sex?"
Spitzer was known from the Emperors Club as "George Fox," who happens to be a friend and donor to Spitzer. When the NY Times contacted Fox and asked if he accompanied Spitzer to DC, Fox said, "Why would you think that? I did not.” But then when told Spitzer used Fox's name (with his own, real Fifth Avenue address), Fox said, "That is the first I have heard of it. Until I speak to the governor further, I have no comment."

You can read the affidavit here; exchanges taped on February 13 and 14 are on page 13. And WNBC reports there are text messages from the Governor's cell phone to the Emperors Club.

WCBS 2's Marcia Kramer hears that Spitzer will resign tonight and that Lieutenant Governor David Paterson could be sworn in "as early as 7 p.m." But commenter moocowtoo points out that CNN reports no press conference will be held tonight. So it's anyone's guess!

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By Jen Chung in News on March 10, 2008 5:58 PM

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paul

The prostitute wasn't $4,300. Or rather, there's no way to know now. We do know he had a $400 deposit left over from previous transactions, that he paid $4,300 directly to the prostitute, but that was for his remaining balance from what he mailed in the envelope AND included between $1,500-$2,000 towards a future deposit.

So basically, whatever was in that envelope plus the around $2,700, plus the $400 remaining deposit, is how much he paid. And we don't know how much was in the envelope.

Karen

Powell's a drunk, and Spitzer's a john.

ANGRYGOD11

McGreevey gave his boyfriend a top state security job, although he was unqualified and Israeli, just a few years after 9-11. Except for New York, no state lost as many people as New Jersey. For this, McGreevey was not qualified to govern.

I'm not going to put this scandal in the same category.

angry_pickle

Well everyone has a slight weakness in character. I think he should remain in office. He is way better than that sleaze McGreevey.

west side Michael

I wonder who Kristen's NEW agent is gonna be?

Just watch politics and shut off the TV sitcoms

politicians are funnier.

moocowtoo

>Spitzer will resign tonight

CNN just reported that his press office said no press conference will be held tonight contrary to rumors out there; so if he does resign it probably won't be until tomorrow unless they spring it on us last minute.

Spirit of 76

As usual for the righteous, it's "Do as I say, not as I do."

HCE

So when will we see Spitzer in jail? He has pretty much admitted to a crime.

If he doesn't spend time behind bars, every prositute and john should use a selective prosecution defense the next time they are picked up by the morals police.