Manhattan Adult Entertainment: NY governor’s protectors show knack for upheaval
The proposal comes after Paterson’s request that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo investigate whether the State Police, governor or members of his administration improperly influenced the woman making the abuse allegation. Paterson has acknowledged that he spoke with the woman, Sherruna Booker, but said that she initiated the call and that he did not pressure her to change her story or not pursue a charge.
Top politicians are calling on Paterson, who last week dropped his campaign for a full term, to resign. Adding to his troubles, a state report accused him on Wednesday of violating state ethics laws by seeking and obtaining free Yankees tickets for the 2009 World Series, then possibly lying about his intention to pay for them. The charges came as he forged ahead with meetings focused on the state’s budget deficit.
Paterson became governor after Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s term ended with his 2008 resignation following disclosures that he was patronizing a prostitute at his Washington, D.C., hotel room with his security detail nearby.