Spitzer Caught on a Federal Wiretap!

[eleny]

Just reported on MSNBC - from New York Times.

[notadmblnd]

1. and they had him tapped because he was a terrorist?

:sarcasm:

[eleny]

2. Clearly

[theboss]

7. They were probably taping the whore

My guess

[AzDar]

11. Which whore? Spitzer or the working girl?

[theboss]

13. My guess is it's the working girl

Could go either way.

[notadmblnd]

15. oh, so they were the terrorists?

[theboss]

22. Well, prostitution is illegal

You can put a bug in a phone for reasons other than terrorism. As my cousin the bookie once found out.

[notadmblnd]

30. This is a prostitution ring in Washington DC

I wonder for how long this "service" has been under investigation? Could the answer be; for the last 6 or 7 years?

[walldude]

16. Actually they were investigationg the prostitution ring..

that's how he got caught.

[Subdivisions]

3. I d like to see the FISA authorization for this wiretap! n/t

[Nickster]

6. Sorry, due to national security, you are not entitled to see that. /sarcasm

[theboss]

25. Why not just the warrant by the judge

You do realize that the FBI has been putting bugs in phones and offices for decades, right?

The way they bugged Paul Castellano's house is a great story.

[sasha031]

4. I'm astonished that he wouldn't count on being wiretapped

political suicide

[midnight]

5. The wiretap recording, made during an investigation of a

prostitution ring called Emperors Club VIP,. Remember when the Judge told the ACLU they had to prove that people were being wiretapped. This is just getting more and more interesting.

[theboss]

9. My guess is: Nothing to do with FISA

They probably had a warrant to tap the hooker's phone.

[notadmblnd]

10. and the prostitutes were terrorists?

or were they tapped just to get the dirt on the politicians who use their services?

[BadgerLaw2010]

38. Why would this have anything to do with FISA? You know what FISA is, right?

This is a criminal investigation, which means they were damn careful to get a warrant. Otherwise, their evidence is out and the case is worthless.

[AzDar]

8. THIS should be the headline! I wonder how many REPUBLICANS are being spied on?

Maybe Chuck Hagel....

THIS explains everything; WHY Bushco is getting away with murder (literally).
Blackmail,baby.:nuke:

[theboss]

12. Unless they had the tap on the hooker

Why does everyone think Spitzer's phone was tapped?

[AzDar]

18. Why would Bushco want to skirt FISA unless they're up to no good?

Do you trust them?
I sure as hell don't.

[WHAT]

35. after Siegelman...you have to wonder...

was he a "target"?

It's a valid question about any prosecutions with a corrupt DOJ.

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/did-the-doj-target-spitzer.php

Did the DOJ Target Spitzer?

[Fresh_Start]

14. was it a legal wiretap? nt

nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. Did they have a warrant?

If they had a warrant then it's legal and a non-issue.

[eleny]

19. It may be a non issue but it is part of the story being reported

It's just something new that came out.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. Right. I wasn't bashing what you posted in the least.

I was just making the distinction between the illegal warrantless wiretapping and legal wiretapping.

[eleny]

24. Thanks, hon!

:pals:

[Thepricebreaker]

27. Doesnt matter either way - he admits to it...

[Lone_Star_Dem]

34. Maybe not to you

But it would to many other Americans.

However, I suspect considering the nature of the investigation this one would have been a warranted wiretap.

[Edgewater_Joe]

21. I Wonder If Anyone Else Is On That Tap

Doesn't anyone else?

[eleny]

26. I do

I wonder that, too. I guess we'll have to stay tuned and keep asking that.

[theboss]

32. Probably a lot more hooker talk

The tap was on the prostitution ring's phone. Not Spitzer's.

That's why he is listed as Client 9.

Clients 1 through 8 are probably very nervous right now.

[Frustratedlady]

23. No wonder George has been dancing and singing the past few days.

I knew there had to be something Democratic that gave him the jollies.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. Corruption is bi-partisan.

[goodhue]

29. yes, here is link to times on wire tap , , ,

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?hp

pretty ironic

[L. Coyote]

31. QWEST / NACCHIO ++ Chief federal judge investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes

A big day for whore news!

QWEST / NACCHIO ++ Chief federal judge investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2981506

[WinkyDink]

33. Link to "Client 9" documents:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0310082spitzer1.html

[girl gone mad]

39. Wow, this is going to drag on.

He was into rough stuff and went out of his way to be secretive. The media is going to have a field day.

Alcoholics shouldn't be pilots, crackheads should not be surgeons, maybe sex addicts should stay out of politics. :shrug:

[BadgerLaw2010]

36. That happens when you call into organizations under federal investigation.

Or potentially under federal investigation. Not a good idea to call bookies, escort rings, mobsters, etc.

[theboss]

37. I always met with my bookie face to face (back when you needed a bookie)

I figure if they are going to get me, I want it to be a misdemeanor and not federal wire fraud.

[DogPoundPup]

40. How in the Wrold ddoes Chandra Levy and Whores go together?

D-I-V-E-R-S-I-O-N! "The run-up to the invasion of Afghanistan took place while Americans were distracted with a tawdry sex scandal of Gary Condit and Levy.

Is history repeating? Are we being distracted from something we ought to be paying attention to?"