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NEW YORK — The operator of a high-priced escort service that counted a former New York governor among its clients pleaded guilty Thursday after a criminal probe put the company out of business and Eliot Spitzer out of office.
Mark Brener, 62, of Cliffside Park, N.J., became the third of four defendants to plead guilty in the case and agreed to serve up to nearly three years in prison.
Spitzer resigned March 12 after it was revealed he was “Client 9” in a court document that listed the exploits of customers of Brener’s Emperors Club VIP. Spitzer has not been charged, though an investigation continues that could lead to charges.
