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WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SPITZER HOOKER CASE: Temeka Rachelle Lewis worked as a booking agent for pricey prostitution ring.
*A woman accused of booking clients for the high-priced call girl ring that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution, reports the AP.
Temeka Rachelle Lewis, who worked as a booking agent for the Emperor's Club VIP, is the first defendant in the federal probe to admit guilt in the case that led to Spitzer's resignation.
She made a brief court appearance in a plea bargain that obligates her to turn over records, testify before a grand jury if asked and answer any questions investigators may have about her role in arranging dates between Emperor's Club working girls and the agency's deep-pocketed clients.
Asked why his client pleaded guilty, her lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Lewis, who majored in English at the University of Virginia and has never been in trouble with the law before, just wants to put the case behind her.
Under federal sentencing guidelines she could face around 16 months in prison, or less, depending on the level of her cooperation with prosecutors, Agnifilo said. Her sentencing was tentatively scheduled for August.
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