August 30, 2008
More coverage: Eliot Spitzer scandal
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, center, speaks with reporters after addressing the Community Health Care Association of New York State in Albany, N.Y. Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo / March 10, 2008)
Ashley Dupre ID'd as 'Kristen'
22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupré has been identified as 'Kristen,' the call girl at the center of the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal. Click here to read more about her relationship with Spitzer.
Emperor's Club
Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned after a sex scandal that involved payments to Ashley Alexandra Dupre (or Ashley Youmans), among others, of the Oceans Club VIP escort service. The identity of the infamous 'Spitzer call girl' was revealed after he resigned. See photos of Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Spitzer's call girl, here..
Spitzer Leaves NYC
Eliot Sptzer Leaves his 5th Ave Apartment in NYC
More coverage: Eliot Spitzer scandal
Stoic and brief, embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer, his wife Silda Spitzer steadfastly by his side, announced his resignation in a news conference Wednesday in Manhattan. This was after a sex scandal that involved payments to Ashley Alexandra Dupre (or Ashley Youmans), among others, of the Oceans Club VIP escort service. The identity of the infamous 'Spitzer call girl' was revealed after he resigned.
Paterson prepares for unexpected role as Governor
David A. Paterson, after being sworn in as the 55th governor this afternoon, will call for ending partisan wars to achieve a "good budget," and more opportunities for all residents to succeed through hard work -- a reference to his own striving to overcome blindness.
Investigators split on charging Spitzer with crimes
While stressing that the investigation is in its early stages, prosecutors and investigators in the Southern District are split on whether to charge Gov. Eliot Spitzer with any substantive crimes that might lead to jail time in connection with his involvement in a prostitution ring, according to several sources familiar with the situation.
Voice coach calls Dupré talented, ambitious
In the lyrics of her self-penned song "What We Want," call girl and aspiring pop star Ashley Alexandra Dupré refers to the doomed criminal lovers Bonnie and Clyde and issues a challenge: "Can you ride with me, boy?"
Paterson says it's a ``possibility'' he'll run in 2010
Though he won't be governor until 1 p.m. Monday, David Paterson isn't ruling out a run in his own right in 2010 after finishing out Eliot Spitzer's unexpired term.
Spitzer could spend $3M campaign chest on defense
The nearly $3 million worth of spoils left in Gov. Eliot Spitzer's campaign war chest could support a charity, a candidate, or a political party -- even a legal defense.
Spitzer's call girl starts her 15 minutes of fame
For Ashley Alexandra Dupré -- the high-priced escort known as "Kristen" caught up in the prostitution scandal that brought down Gov. Eliot Spitzer -- the clock on converting her 15 minutes of fame/infamy into a music career has started running.
'Kristen' MySpace profile out of sync with reality
The neighborhood of opulent homes and neatly trimmed lawns where Gov. Eliot Spitzer's high-priced call girl grew up would seem the flip side of the world she described for herself on her MySpace page.
Classmates remember Paterson at Hofstra
For New York City Councilman David Weprin, reading to his blind friend David Paterson during their law school days was more a learning experience than a teaching experience.
Call girl 'Kristen' in Spitzer scandal identified: Ashley Alexandra Dupre
The woman who investigators said Gov. Eliot Spitzer chose for a sexual tryst -- a dalliance that sparked his tumble from the highest perch of power in New York State -- has been identified in published reports as a 22-year-old New Jersey native with humble roots.
The rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer battled his way into public life, squeaking into the office of attorney general only after a six-week recount and questions over the financing of his campaign.
Black leaders welcome Paterson's historic role
Lt. Gov. David Paterson's ascension to the governor's mansion - the first time an African-American will lead New York - was greeted by black leaders yesterday with enthusiasm, pride and joy.
Silda Wall Spitzer still standing by her man
Once again, those immensely sad, gentle eyes, now rimmed with exhaustion. Again, the steady, silent presence at her philandering husband's shoulder as he surfaced for three minutes to face the political music for an incomprehensible lapse in conduct.
Spitzer's fall lifts Paterson to governor's post
Gov. Eliot Spitzer's stunning fall from grace ended in his resignation yesterday, setting the stage for Lt. Gov. David Paterson to become the state's first black chief executive, effective at noon Monday.
Former lobbyist, first lady Paterson a health care booster
Friends use words like "smart" and "sophisticated" to describe Michelle Paige Paterson, who'll be New York State's new first lady when her husband, David Paterson, becomes governor on Monday.
The Spitzer Scandal: Winners and Loser
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOE BRUNO: His Senate Republicans had in Spitzer a great foil. Bruno could make the case that his institution is the only check against Spitzer initiatives such as driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. Now, Bruno is free of his biggest nemesis, but it remains to be seen if Paterson will be as determined as Spitzer to push Bruno out of power by campaigning to turn the Senate over to his former colleagues, the Senate Democrats.
Paterson's commitment, confidence easy to see
Lt. Gov. David Paterson has no vision in his left eye, and almost none in his right. But since childhood, he has shrugged off most of the usual aids of the blind, developing his own techniques to excel in the world of the sighted.
Scandal gives peek inside call-girl ring
If a customer had the money, Emperors Club VIP had the women.
Expert: Silda Spitzer may return to law
Silda Wall Spitzer is an intelligent and successful woman who will have a slew of opportunities ahead of her, even with the cloud of her husband's indiscretions overhead, experts say.
Expert: Spitzer must heal his family first
The future career path of a politician disgraced can be forked and long, experts said Wednesday.
Poll says most New Yorkers want Spitzer to resign
A WNBC/Marist poll of New York State conducted Tuesday finds seven in ten voters think Gov. Eliot Spitzer should resign from office after it was revealed he was a customer of a high-priced prostitution ring.
Paterson expected to stick to Spitzer's agenda
When Eliot Spitzer won the governorship with 70 percent of the vote, he trumpeted that the public had given him a "mandate" for reform.
Spitzer team looks to cut deal with prosecutors
With Gov. Eliot Spitzer under growing pressure to resign, his lawyers are negotiating a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors stemming from his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, sources said Tuesday.
Dan Janison: Spitzer gets a view from the other side
Give the man this much credit: As ill-mannered, overprivileged and impatient as Eliot Spitzer has been in his life, he does possess the kind of mind that explores both sides of a situation.
Spitzer scandal may hurt Clinton campaign
To the outside world, they were home state allies, but Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gov. Eliot Spitzer couldn't even agree on the details of his begrudging endorsement of her presidential bid in May 2007.
Experts: Spitzer disgrace damages teen daughters
Gov. Eliot Spitzer did not just disgrace himself. Besides hurting his wife and angering his constituents, he also has risked the well-being of his three teenage daughters, experts said.
Eliot Spitzer's bank turned him in to the IRS
Gov. Eliot Spitzer ended up as the subject of an investigation into a prostitution ring because his bank branch in Manhattan turned him in to the Internal Revenue Service as someone who might be engaged in suspicious currency transactions, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Rep. Israel: Spitzer violated voters' trust
Long Island Rep. Steve Israel is accusing Eliot Spitzer of "violating" the trust of voters -- and wants him to make a fast decision about his political future, in a sign of growing impatience with the governor among New York Democrats.
Women ponder why Spitzer's wife stood by
When Silda Wall Spitzer stood beside her husband in ashen-faced misery the other day as the governor made his brief apology in the prostitution scandal, she uttered not a word. Yet she launched a thousand conversations.
Spitzer prostitution scandal has echoes in cases he prosecuted
Eliot Spitzer knew how to catch bad guys by following the money.
NYC may get boost if Lt. Gov. Paterson new guv
Local elected officials said they expected Lt. Gov. David Paterson to carry on much of the Spitzer agenda if he becomes governor, but hoped the city's concerns would get a more attention under his watch.
Wiretaps reveal tawdry details of 'Client 9'
Gov. Eliot Spitzer made the fateful telephone call four weeks ago that not only implicated him in the suspected dealings of a high class international call girl ring but also wrecked his political career, according to court records and law enforcement sources.
Dan Janison: How scandal shot down Spitzer the 'sheriff'
Eliot Spitzer has won a place in the history books for giving reform a bad name.
Experts: Public eye adds stress to Spitzers' woes
Facing the heartache of a spouse's betrayal is never easy, but it is all the more humiliating when it turns into public spectacle, marriage and family therapists said yesterday following New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's public apology to his wife and family after reports linking him to a prostitution ring.
Route to lieutenant governor post a circuitous one
There were those who were surprised when David A. Paterson became Eliot Spitzer's running mate.
Politicians shocked, subdued by Spitzer scandal
New York's political class responded yesterday to the sudden disgrace of Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer with a mixture of shock, outrage and aghast silence.
Excerpts from the FBI wiretap
In an affidavit released last week, FBI Special Agent Kenneth Hosey summarized the results of a wiretap on the Emperors Club prostitution ring.
Scandal hits another governor in tri-state region
A dynamic young governor near the New York media spotlight is suddenly derailed by scandal. In 2004, it was Connecticut's John Rowland, followed quickly by New Jersey's Jim McGreevey.
A look at Silda Wall Spitzer
A long-time professional and personal confidant of the governor's, Silda Wall Spitzer traded in success as an up-and-coming high-powered corporate attorney to care for her and Gov. Eliot Spitzer's three daughters.
Powerful men, brought low by sex
Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Sen. Larry Craig and President Bill Clinton were tarred by sex scandals. Here are some other notable episodes since 1990:
Stunned experts mixed on Spitzer's future
Shocked political pundits took turns speculating on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's future Monday as news circulated of his involvement in a prostitution ring.
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