How much did Eliot Spitzer pay for his escapade with Ashley Dupre?
Ashley Dupre Subscribe to Arianna Huffington Social Commentary and Political Opinion RSS Arianna Huffington Social Commentary and Political Opinion SHARE Ashley Dupre, the 23 year old former escort whose escapades forced Eliot Spitzer to resign as New York State Governor appeared in her first television interview with Diane Sawyer on ABCs news magazine show 20/20. The interview aired Friday November 21, 2008. According to a federal government affidavid, Dupre was alleged to have worked as a call girl under the professional name Kristen, and had a rendezvous with Spitzer on February 13, 2008, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Federal authorities investigating Spitzer’s financial transactions uncovered the scandal. Dupre was not charged with a crime and granted immunity in return for her testimony. Dupre was subpoenaed to testify in the grand jury investigation of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Eliot Spitzer resigned as New York Governor on March 12, 2008 amidst the cont
On March 10, 2008, The New York Times reported that Spitzer had previously patronized a high-priced prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP and met for over two hours with a $1,000-an-hour call girl New York City singer going by the name Ashley Alexandra Dupré (legal name Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro, born Ashley Youmans). This information originally came to the attention of authorities from a federal wiretap.Spitzer had at least seven or eight liaisons with women from the agency over six months, and paid more than $15,000.According to published reports, investigators believe Spitzer paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over a period of several years while he was Attorney General, and later as Governor. Spitzer first drew the attention of federal investigators when his bank reported suspicious money transfers, which initially led investigators to believe that Spitzer may have been hiding bribe proceeds. The investigation of the governor led to the discovery of the prostitution ring. I
