Could the Patriot Act Have Brought Down Eliot Spitzer?
11 Mar 2008 16:28 Africa/Lagos Could the Patriot Act Have Brought Down Eliot Spitzer? U.S. Politics Today Covers Breaking Stories WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was exposed for his frequenting a prostitute, it was ABC News which broke the story about the nature of bank transactions that got Spitzer busted. Commentators are questioning if Spitzer wasn't the victim of political intrigue in retribution for his tough stance on Wall Street corruption. It was reported that Spitzer's bank was the first one to contact the FBI, but speculation is surfacing over whether the governor's well-placed enemies could have notified the FBI about Spitzer's private life and then the Patriot Act was used to get at this controversial Democrat's bank information. Stay on top of U.S. Politics with a free trial to EIN News' U.S. Politics Today: http://uspolitics.einnews.com/users/register.php See also: -- Daily Breaking News on U.S...