Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzeris an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008. Following his eight year term as Attorney General of New York, Spitzer was elected governor in 2006, succeeding three-term incumbent George Pataki. Soon after taking office, Spitzer was embroiled in a prostitution scandal that culminated in his resignation. Following his resignation, he hosted a short-lived program, Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer on Current TV...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 June 1959
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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The best advice for New Yorkers and donors everywhere is to direct their donations only to organizations that they know and trust,
He believes what he says, and that's what is important. People have gotten into trouble because they were intentionally misstating what they knew.
It's fascinating to me: when it comes to innovation in policy, it all comes from the states, ... It reflects an abject failure of policy (at the national level) in terms of dealing with energy, the environment or the securities industry. And into that void, the states have stepped.
Somehow the vitality of New York state has been sapped.
AIG was and is a solid company that didn't need to cheat. It finds itself in this position solely because some senior managers thought it was acceptable to deceive the investing public and regulators.
Like everyone else, I am wary about the way spending is being increased at some levels.
Internet cigarette traffickers are increasingly using the federal mail system to distribute their wares,
I don't expect a settlement, and I don't expect a collapse of discussions.
Not a word has come out of the White House about maybe there being a structural problem in the insurance industry,
They acknowledged the problem of market timing, but then allowed a favored client to engage in that harmful practice. The departure of these board members should sound an alarm for all those who serve in similar capacities.
I always said that there's a real risk to having 50 different enforcement entities,
That laid out where we felt they failed to abide by statutory deadlines,
It's a scandal that is still unfolding, ... many criminal and civil cases that will be announced in the months to come.