CNN is planning to bring disgraced former New York governor on as a commentator to replace the leaving Campbell Brown- thus condoning the criminal actions of Eliot Spitzer which he has never admitted or atoned for after using his influence to avoid prosecution.
WHY WOULD CNN TRUST SUCH A MAN ?
Should CNN now be called the Criminal News Network ? Eliot Spitzer violated federal money laundering laws as well as the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting a woman across state lines for the purposes of prostitution, which a Republican New York State Supreme Court Justice was charged, convicted and jailed for in 2009. Why not Spitzer?
WHY WOULD CNN CONDONE THIS BEHAVIOR?
Eliot Spitzer also violated Federal Money Laundering laws which were reported by two New York banks (North Fork Bank and HSBC) with the U.S. Treasury department and the Internal Revenue Service after Spitzer moved large sums of cash in bank accounts he controlled. The banks reported the transactions because they looked like “structuring” transactions. A structured transaction, according to the FFIEC’s Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) exam manual, is used to evade BSA reporting and certain recordkeeping requirements. They are used to hide the source, destination or reason the money is being sent. Spitzer broke the law.
WHY WOULD CNN GIVE A FORUM TO SUCH A MAN ?
Prior to his arrest, Spitzer was being investigated for his role in the Troopergate scandal where he directed his aides to use dirty STATE POLICE to spy on a political opponent. Emails acknowledging Spitzer’s direction and knowledge of these acts came out after his resignation. Use of state resources for political purposes is a crime and a felony.
WHY WOULD CNN RISK THEIR CREDIBILITY WITH A MAN LIKE THIS?
There is also the issue of how he financed his failed 1994 race for attorney general and his successful one in 1998. In both races for Attorney General he took over $9M in illegal loans from his father to finance his campaign and lied about it to the New York Times. Campaign laws prohibit Spitzer, the son of a multi-millionaire, unlimited use of his father’s money for campaign funds. In order to finance his campaigns, he entered into a series of shady loans with the ultimate source being his father. After being uncovered by various media outlets, Spitzer finally admitted to breaking Campaign Finance Laws stating “he had to do it”.
WHY WOULD CNN PROMOTE HYPOCRISY?
As Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted people for promoting prostitution. Spitzer on June 6, 2007 signed into law legislation to prevent human trafficking and to suppress the demand for prostitution. New York’s punishment for patronizing prostitutes changed from a Class B misdemeanor (3 months jail/$500 fine) to a Class A (1 year jail/$1,000 fine) misdemeanor. All the while Eliot Spitzer was frequenting these same agencies. Spitzer has yet to admit to his hypocrisy.
CNN BETTER WATCH THEIR RATINGS
Yes, everyone deserves a second chance. However, how can you give someone a second chance when they haven’t asked for forgiveness? They haven’t admitted the entirety of what they have done but rather tried to downplay their actions in hope that we would eventually forget. There has been no apology or admission to the taxpayers he betrayed. The idea of Eliot Spitzer having any moral authority or any credibly regarding law- breaking on Wall street given his own record of disregard for the law is a joke.
Citizens who oppose glorifying Eliot Spitzer with a CNN Cable TV show should go here to register their complaint and send an e-mail message to CNN executives- Just say No to Spitzer.
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KRISTIN DAVIS supplied escorts for Eliot Spitzer when he was both Attorney General and Governor of New York for which she served four months in prison and six years probation. A political and women’s rights activist, Davis is running for Governor of New York as a Libertarian.
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