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The Governor, the Hooker, and the Scandal
by Portfolio.com
Mar 11 2008
Mar 11 2008
Portfolio.com's coverage of the stunning Eliot Spitzer prostitution debacle.
Listen carefully: that’s laughter emanating from the halls of Wall Street as it reacts to the allegations. Who is Spitzer’s legal gun? What does this scandal say about America's sexual mores? Any how did the Emperor's Club make money?
Daily Brief: You've seen "Kristen." But have you heard her? A star is born. Read Blog.
Eliot Spitzer is resigning as New York's governor, two days after he was publicly linked to a prostitution scandal. Read Story
RELATED: No Deal With Spitzer, Feds Say
Governor turns to former colleague and former federal prosecutor. Read Story
Capital: Spitzer's fall is also a comment on the rest of us and our confusion about sexual mores. Read Blog
Odd Numbers: How the Emperors Club made its money—the cost of each tryst was based on a diamond-rating system assigned to each woman. Read Blog
Odd Numbers: Mutual funds investigated by the Spitz had to give back more money than those not involving him. Why the gap? Read Blog
How did the federal government uncover Spitzer's involvement in prostitution? The track seems to have been a well-trodden one: Follow the money. Read Story
Daily Brief: Home Depot founder Ken Langone gives a short and not remotely sweet send-up of his fallen nemesis. Read Blog
New York's governor, known as a scourge of the Street for his high-profile prosecutions of the rich and powerful, is linked to a call-girl ring, but his enemies hold their fire. Read Story
Odd Numbers: Speculation is rising that Spitzer will resign, but when is he most likely to go? Read Blog
Daily Brief: Listen carefully. Those are howls of laughter from Wall Street as allegations that Spitzer was involved in a prostitution ring sink in. Read Blog
As New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer made a number of enemies on Wall Street. View Slideshow
Capital: The Spitzer scandal raises the question: should prostitution be legal? The question is as old as the world’s oldest profession. Read Blog
Business Spin: Surely, every single word of Eliot Spitzer’s public statement was chosen purposely. It was too perfectly crafted not to parse. Read Blog
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