Admitted to being involved in a prostitution ring.
(CNN) -- The New York Times on Monday reported that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has told senior administration officials that he was involved in a prostitution ring.
The paper's Web site cited an anonymous administration official and said the New York governor was meeting with his top aides and would be making a statement this afternoon.
"To say this is a shock is an understatement," said CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who went to law school with Spitzer.
Spitzer served as New York's attorney general for eight years before being elected governor.
Time magazine named him "Crusader of the Year" during his two terms as New York attorney general.
Tabloids labeled him "Eliot Ness," after the hero in the crime drama "The Untouchables," because of his reputation for rooting out corruption, busting white-collar criminals and tackling organized crime.
He was also known for prosecuting several prostitution rings.
He also worked as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan and worked for three New York law firms after receiving his law degree from Harvard.
The first-term Democrat had been considered a rising star among his party.
Spitzer is married and has three daughters.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/10/spitzer/index.html
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