LEGAL · NY · 1999-2007
Eliot Spitzer
Attorney General · Democrat · New York
NOTABLE
On the record
Later NY Gov; resigned amid prostitution scandal
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (b. 1959) was NY State AG 1999-2006 + 54th NY Governor 2007-2008. Resigned March 12 2008 after federal Emperors Club VIP prostitution-ring investigation ("Client 9"). As AG: aggressive Wall Street enforcement (Merrill Lynch analyst conflicts, mutual-fund trading abuses, AIG accounting). 14-month tenure as Gov ended in scandal. CNN host 2010-11; later NY1 commentator.
Curated bio from Officium's editorial pass.
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