today, bowing to mounting pressure to step down after
he was identified as client #9 of a high-priced prostitution
service under a federal investigation that showed the people
running the service had Israeli passports.
Spitzer, 48, a married father of three teenage daughters,
emerged from two days of talks with his family and close
associates to declare publicly that he is quitting as
governor effective Monday.
He apologized to New Yorkers, saying,
"I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what
was expected of me."
He did not, however, refer specifically to the
allegations against him.
"There is much more to be done, and I cannotallow my private
failings to disrupt the people's work," Spitzer
said. "For this reason, I am resigning from the office
of governor." He did not take questions from reporters
after reading his statement.
The scandal, which broke Monday with the announcement of
federal charges against four alleged ringleaders of the prostitution
service, disgraced Spitzer and undermined his standing as a stickler
for law, order and public ethics.
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