Federal prosecutors are likely to seek an indictment against New York governor Eliot Spitzer for allegedly attempting to disguise payments to an upscale prostitution ring, according to a former government official. Any charges filed against Spitzer would be related to a case against a New York-based prostitution ring that allegedly laundered its proceeds using two shell companies. Numerous news organizations have reported that Spitzer, the former New York Attorney General, is "client 9" named in a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan. Guy Lewis, a former director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, said Tuesday...
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