Emperor's Club V.I.P

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Emperor's Club V.I.P.

The Emperor's Club V.I.P. was the high-end escort service involved in Gov. Eliot Spitzer's prostitution scandal. It was shut down by federal law enforcement officials and four people in charge of running it were indicted on federal charges.
The service had 50 prostitutes available for appointments in New York, Washington, Miami, London and Paris, according to the federal charges. The appointments, made by telephone or through an online booking service, cost $1,000 to $5,500 an hour and could be paid for with cash, credit card, wire transfers or money orders.
The ring’s Web site showed pictures of the prostitutes, cropped so faces were not visible, and listed names like Sienna and Christine. The Web site, which was disabled shortly after the arrests were announced, ranked the prostitutes on a scale of one to seven “diamonds.” A three-diamond woman, for example, could command a fee of $1,000 per hour. A seven-diamond woman cost more than $3,000 an hour.
For its most valued clients, the Emperor’s Club offered membership in the elite “Icon Club,” with hourly fees starting at $5,500.-- March 11, 2008
Related: Eliot Spitzer