Woman in Spitzer case pleads guilty

NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- A woman who booked clients for a call girl ring patronized by former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal prostitution charges.

Temeka Rachelle Lewis, 32, was charged in U.S. District Court with booking clients for the high-priced Emperor's Club VIP prostitution ring. Her guilty plea to money laundering and promotion of prostitution charges came in a Manhattan courtroom as Lewis' mother and sister were looking on, the New York Post reported.

Lewis was one of four defendants in the case that snared Spitzer. She was accused of lining up clients for the call girl ring, which referred to the ex-governor as "Client No. 9." Spitzer resigned from office March 12 and has not been charged in connection with the case.

Lewis could face about 16 months in prison, her attorney told the Post. He didn't say whether she had agreed to testify against others involved in the call girl ring, or if she would implicate Spitzer.