Cecil Suwal

Is There an Israeli Angle to Spitzer Ouster? Barbara Ferguson, WASHINGTON, 16 March 2008 - It has all the ingredients of a soap opera: Sex, deceit and intrigue involving a politician who built his career on ethics and propriety. For New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who promised voters he would clean up the state’s corrupt political ethics, his nosedive to derision - after reports this week linked him to a prostitution ring that is an alleged front for money laundering - instantly derailed the...Read Full Story

UPDATE: Spitzer's Pimp Gets 6 Months (Read Here)Love is like a priceless gem, that can be not bought nor sold. No, wait, actually that's not true. Shamed Ex New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is (hypocritically) proof that it can.The latest in the cast of characters to take the stage is Cecil Suwal, the former University of Miami student (not to mention a graduate of the reputable Blair Academy in NJ). Suwal plead guilty to federal charges of prostitution, money laundering, and conspiracy. But...Read Full Story

Silda Wall and Eliot Spitzer Available today on DVD and Blu-ray: director Alex Gibney explores the rise and fall of New York governor Eliot Spitzer in Client 9; Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in the horror remake, Let Me In; two people try to survive an alien wasteland on Earth in the drama, Monsters; plus a look at Never Let Me Go, starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield. Client 9 Director: Alex Gibney Featuring: Eliot Spitzer, Roger Stone, Joseph Bruno, Ken...Read Full Story

Eliot Spitzer has joined the long list of politicians who have been guilty of some crime or extramarital affairs. Well, the sexcapades of President Bill Clinton and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani pale in comparision to this. Actually, this is probably on the same level as neighboring Governor Jim McGreevey's coming out of the closet. This is indeed a real shock to those who saw Spitzer as a no-nonsense elected official who cleaned up Wall Street, in some regards. But in reality, nothing surprises me...Read Full Story

Plus, partisan Republican dog bites member of mainstream media:OK, though. Back to Eliot Spitzer. Yeah, I know he's a Democrat, and he went after overblown Wall Street tycoons, but still. I mean, look at him. He totally thinks he's better than you. It's written all over his face. Are you just going to sit there and take it? Fine. Be that way. Wuss.Anyway, both the FBI and the IRS went after Spitzer, investigating to find out if he misused public or campaign money to pay for high priced...Read Full Story