Spitzer Off the Hook

Former Governor Eliot Spitzer will not face criminal charges in connection with the scandal that cost him his office. U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia of Manhattan announced that his office will not charge Spitzer in the break-up of a prostitution service he admitted to patronizing. Spitzer was investigated after authorities learned he had made questionable payments to a bank account that was being used to launder over one-million-dollars for the Emperors Club. Garcia's office uncovered no evidence of misuse of public or campaign funds, and says there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against Spitzer. Spitzer resigned shortly after his association with prostitutes was made public.