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He broke down a larger wire transfer (5.00 / 3) (#2)
by litigatormom on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:00:43 PM EST
into a series of small amounts, and then called the bank to take his name off of the transfers?

The only word I can think of is "bone-headed," pun intended.  

I am not sure it was a crime -- it depends on how close in time the wire transfers were, whether they really would otherwise have been aggregated into one payment, etc.  But stoopid beyond belief.

Trying to figure out how someone (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by oculus on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:08:20 PM EST
as well known as Spitzer could come up with weven $5000 w/o attracting attention. I was on a hotel elevator in Manhattan.  Everyone on the elevator knew exactly who he was.  

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How did he think that the hookers (none / 0) (#25)
by litigatormom on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:07:51 PM EST
wouldn't recognize him?  He's not some semi-anonymous Congressman from Podunk.  He's the crime-busting governor of NY, future first Jewish president, and very unusual looking guy.

It's like putting a sign on your head that says "blackmail me."

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Maybe (none / 0) (#27)
by squeaky on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:09:45 PM EST
He wore a mask. Not unusual given the, er, circumstances.

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Make that. . . (none / 0) (#31)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:14:38 PM EST
former first Jewish President.

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heh (none / 0) (#34)
by andgarden on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:16:15 PM EST
Chuck Schumer must have mixed feelings about all of this. . .

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Heh (none / 0) (#38)
by Steve M on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:29:34 PM EST
When you charge $3000 an hour, do you really need to resort to blackmail?  Heck, you can buy my silence for a fraction of that price.

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Anyone who is willing to charge (5.00 / 1) (#40)
by litigatormom on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:40:23 PM EST
$3000 per hour for sex is going to be willing to extract a few dollars more for blackmail.

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Willing? (5.00 / 1) (#42)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 10:50:21 PM EST
Able!

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Ready on day 1. (none / 0) (#47)
by oculus on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:49:41 PM EST


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that was Spitzer's campaign theme (none / 0) (#48)
by Jeralyn on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:58:14 AM EST
over and over he said he'd change Albany from day one.

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I'd imagine.... (none / 0) (#65)
by kdog on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:55:07 AM EST
any high priced call-girl or agency who outed a client would put themselves out of business.

And it's against the call-girl honor code to out a client.

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I don't get it (5.00 / 2) (#4)
by ineedalife on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:09:16 PM EST
If the"services" were much less than $10,000 how is this money laundering? For instance Kersten was less than $5,000 for the night.

I think they were hunting him. It doesn't excuse Spitzer's actions, but the public needs to understand what kind of country we have become.

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Do we know who runs (none / 0) (#68)
by Kathy on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 08:15:41 AM EST
QAT?  Who owns the agency?  Who is in charge?

It seems that question, along with the names of the other johns, is not being explored.

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