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Spitzer Hit by Madoff

Dec. 18, 2008
Eliot Spitzer has acknowledged that his family was swindled by the man accused of running what could be the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
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Madoff scandal touched all segments

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Jury orders Spitzer to pay $1 million

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The father of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in penalties for discriminating against four black employees.
U.S. attorney: No charges for Spitzer

U.S. attorney: No charges for Spitzer

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will not face federal charges for cavorting with prostitutes from an escort service, prosecutors said Thursday.
Report links Spitzer to 2nd escort service

Report links Spitzer to 2nd escort service

NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer denied a report Thursday he patronized an escort service whose alleged madam was arrested this week.
Madam 'source' in Spitzer inquiry

Madam 'source' in Spitzer inquiry

NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- A convicted Manhattan madam who allegedly was an informant in the Spitzer investigation has been sent home to Brazil, a report says.

Prosecutor: Spitzer has no deal

NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Eliot Spitzer's resignation as New York governor does not mean he won't face charges from the federal investigation that exposed him, officials said.

Sellers, comics cash in on Spitzer's fall

NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- Vendors quickly capitalized on New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal involving a high-priced prostitution ring, which led to his resignation.

Money transfers spark Spitzer probe

NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- The investigation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer apparently began after the Internal Revenue Service feared Spitzer might be the victim of a blackmail scheme.

Report: Spitzer would close hospitals

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says as governor he would make drastic spending cuts including hospital closings to restore fiscal discipline.

Spitzer sees new pleas in probe

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday he expects his insurance industry probe to yield additional guilty pleas.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler