Eliot Spitzer

An undated image from a MySpace Web page shows a woman identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupre. The New York Times reported March 12, 2008, that is the name of the woman identified as "Kristen" in court papers alleging that Gov. Eliot Spitzer paid for prostitutes' services. The Times also reported that Dupre, born Ashley Youmans, legally changed her name to Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro and is now Ashley Alexandra Dupre.

Resigned To His Fate — AP Photo/Stephen Chernin

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in his offices in New York. Spitzer, implicated in a prostitution ring with his involvement allegedly caught on a federal wiretap announced that he would resign March 17 -- a stunning turn of events for a politician who built his legacy on rooting out corruption.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces his resignation as his wife Silda looks on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in his offices in New York City. Lt. Governor David Paterson will succeed him effective Monday, March 17.

Silda Spitzer and her husband, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, leave their Fifth Avenue apartment, Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in New York. Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: "I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work."

New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference Monday, March 10, 2008 in New York. He apologized to his family and the public, but did not elaborate on the bombshell report that he was involved in a prostitution ring.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer makes a statement to reporters during a news conference Monday, March 10, 2008, in New York where he apologized to his family and the public after a report that he was involved in a prostitution ring.

The Mayflower Hotel is seen in Washington on Monday, March 10, 2008. New York Gov. A Feb. 13, 2008, tryst between New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and a prostitute allegedly took place in the Mayflower hotel, where Spitzer rented a second room for the woman under another name, a law enforcement official said.

Room 871, right, is tucked into a corner of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Monday March 10, 2008. This is the room where New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer allegedly met with a prostitute on Feb. 13, 2008.

The cover of the Winter 2007 issue of the magazine 02138, provided by the publication that focuses on Harvard University alumni, shows former New York State Attorney General and Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, posing for an article titled "Power Couples." Spitzer resigned as governor Wednesday morning March 12, 2008, in the midst of a prostitution scandal.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno appear at a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2007.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer attends a memorial service for fallen firefighters in Albany, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2007.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, joined by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, expresses his displeasure over the election of Thomas DiNapoli to serve as state comptroller, at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Feb. 7, 2007.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer takes his oath of office Jan. 1, 2007, at the New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., as his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, watches.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer signs executive orders at the Executive Mansion at the start of his first day of work before his public inauguration, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in Albany, N.Y.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, arrives for a church service in Albany, N.Y., with his family Jan. 1, 2007. From left are, Spitzer's daughter, Jenna; wife, Silda Wall Spitzer; and daughters, Elyssa; and Sarabeth.

Eliot Spitzer and his wife Silda celebrate Sptizer's election as governor at an election rally in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006.

Eliot Spitzer, then New York State Attorney General, speaks with his wife, Silda, before being introduced at a rally in Prospect Point Park in Niagara Falls, N.Y., May 29, 2006.