Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs -> Lawbeat

Legal News

: Lawbeat

Client 9's legal picture comes into focus

By Mark Obbie

After a slow start on the legal angle in the Spitzer affair, the Times weighs in with this report by David Johnston and Stephen Labaton, plus an intimidatingly long list of 17 contributing bylines. Even though it's still focused almost exclusively on potential financial crimes, nearly ignoring any possible prostitution-related charges, it's a decent comeback. Until, that is, you compare it to the Journal's folo, by the team of Glenn Simpson, Laurie Cohen and Monica Langley (with contributor credit to Valerie Bauerlein, Amir Efrati and Dan Slater - subscription required). The Journal's story matches the Times' for detail, and takes it several steps further with greater insight into plea negotiations and interesting context concerning financial investigations that implicate prominent politicians. Meanwhile, Newsday's Robert Kessler, quoting anonymous sources, offers new details on Spitzer's alleged second thoughts about making wire transfers to the prostitution's front companies in 2007.

Full post as published by Lawbeat on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).