I just went through the archives, and dug up this press release from 2004 in which then-NY Attorney
General Eliot Spitzer announced the indictment of 18 people
associated with a prostitution ring. The key quote which is getting
a lot of attention today, is:
"This was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a
multi-tiered management structure," Spitzer said. "It was, however,
nothing more than a prostitution ring, and now its owners and
operators will be held accountable."