It looks like the governor was a little fond of some hank-panky on the side. I still have to wonder, if a person goes into the notoriously public political ring, why on earth would they choose to engage in unscrupulous activities? It’s like they’re asking to be scandalized in a horrifically public manner.
Wikipedia had this to say on some of Spitzer’s sketchy dealings:
Governor Spitzer, referred to as “Client–9″ in an affidavit filed in US Federal Court,[3] arranged to meet at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on February 13, 2008 with a prostitute named “Kristen” — an “American, petite, very pretty brunette, 5 feet 5 inches and 105 pounds” (165 cm, 47 kg). Allegedly this contact was made by telephone while Spitzer was in Niagara Falls, New York at a press conference at Shorty’s Bar and Grill on Pine Avenue.[4] “Kristen” was later identified as the 22 year old Ashley Dupré.[5][6] She intended to travel from New York City for the planned tryst and Spitzer agreed in advance that he “would be paying for everything — train tickets, cab fare from the hotel and back, mini-bar or room service, travel time and hotel”.[7] After the assignation on February 13, 2008, Spitzer paid her $4,300 in cash.[8] The payment included $1,100 as a deposit with the agency toward future services.[9]
Room 871 at the Mayflower Hotel was booked under the name George Fox, a pseudonym Spitzer had allegedly been using that was later revealed to be the name of his close friend, a hedge fund investor.[10][11] Reportedly, some of this information came to light from a federal wiretap.[12][13][14]
Spitzer had at least seven or eight liaisons with prostitutes from the agency over six months, and paid more than $15,000 for their services. Federal agents had him under surveillance twice in 2008.[15][16][17] According to published reports, investigators believe Spitzer paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over a period of several years — first while he was attorney general, and later as governor.[18][19][20]
The investigation was purportedly initiated after North Fork Bank[21] reported suspicious transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as required by the Bank Secrecy Act. According to Newsday, Spitzer wanted to transfer more than $10,000 to what turned out to be a front for the prostitution ring. However, he broke up the transactions into smaller slices due to federal law requiring the reporting of any transfer of $10,000 or more. When he tried to get his name taken off the wires, the bank refused, saying that the money had already been wired out and that it would be improper to do so in any case.