Aug 25, 2008 12:21 pm US/Eastern
N.Y. Escort Worker Pleads Guilty In Spitzer Case
NEW YORK (AP) ―
-
-
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer holds a news conference in New York City with his wife Silda by his side March 10 2008 after it was announced that he has been involved in a prostitution ring. (File Image)
Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
A woman accused of helping arrange trysts between pricey escorts and their customers has pleaded guilty in the prostitution scandal that forced Eliot Spitzer to step down as governor.
Tanya Hollander, 36, of Rhinebeck, N.Y., pleaded Monday to a charge of conspiracy to violate the travel act. It's against the law to cross state lines while furthering an illegal business.
The plea means all four employees of the Emperors Club VIP arrested in March have admitted their roles in the illicit business.
Still uncertain is whether Spitzer will be charged in the probe that began last summer after a series of suspicious banking transactions.
Spitzer resigned March 12 after it was disclosed court papers referred to him as "Client-9," a man who met a prostitute known as Kristen on Feb.
13 in a Washington, D.C., hotel.
In June, Emperors Club VIP operator, Mark Brener, 62, of Cliffside Park, N.J., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a prostitution offense and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He agreed to serve 2 to 2 1/2 years in prison as part of a deal with prosecutors.
That same month Brener's former girlfriend, 23-year-old Cecil Suwal, pleaded guilty to money laundering, conspiracy and conspiring to promote prostitution, admitting her role as a manager of the company.
She has agreed to spend as much as two years in prison.
In May, Temeka Lewis, a booking agent for the escort service, pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution and money laundering.
All three are awaiting sentencing.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
2009 Celebrity Deaths
Click to enlarge
Senate Democrats At Odds Over Health Bill 1 hr 28 mins ago 
Stumble It!
Comments