Emperors Club VIP was an international
escort agency
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based in
New York City
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, founded in 2004 by Mark Brener and Cecil Suwal and operated from the bank accounts of QAT Consulting Group, Inc., and QAT International, Inc.
The agency was shut down in March 2008 following a federal investigation into suspicious money transfers from
New York Governor
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Eliot Spitzer, which led to the discovery of its operation as an illegal prostitution ring. Following public reports of Governor
Spitzer's patronage as client #9, he resigned from office.
Background
Emperors Club VIP offered, via their internet website, the services of fifty escorts rated on a scale from three to seven diamonds for appointments in New York, Washington, Miami,
London
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and
Paris
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, with fees commensurate with their rating.
Appointments could be made by telephone or online with fees from
US$
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1,000 to US$5,500 per hour, payable by cash, credit card,
money order or
wire transfer
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. A top-rated seven-diamond model could cost as much as US$31,000 per day.
Noted clients
During a federal investigation, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was identified as having procured services in excess of US$80,000 from Emperors Club VIP over a period of two years. After campaigning on promises of ethics and integrity, and himself having prosecuted prostitution rings in his career, Spitzer was forced to resign as Governor amid charges of hypocrisy, and threats of
impeachment.
The United Kingdom's then 3rd wealthiest man, the
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
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, was alleged by former Emperors Club VIP escort Zana Brazdek to have engaged her services through the company. Attorneys responding on his behalf hold that the Duke was not in London on the dates she reports.
References
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External links
Emperor's Contemporary ArtEmperors Club VIP Escorts Website PicturesThe One World Initiative
Companies based in New York City
American companies established in 2004
Entertainment companies established in 2004
Companies disestablished in 2008
State and local political sex scandals in the United States
Sex industry in the United States
Prostitution in New York (state)
Adult entertainment companies