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Miami Velvet. Miami Herald: Roger Stone tipped off the FBI about Spitzer. "Almost four months before Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a sex scandal, a lawyer for Republican political operative Roger Stone sent a letter to the FBI alleging that Spitzer 'used the services of high-priced call girls' while in Florida. The letter, dated Nov. 19, said Miami Beach resident Stone learned the information from 'a social contact in an adult-themed club.' It offered one potentially identifying detail: The man in question hadn't taken off his calf-length black socks `during the sex act.'... Stone confirmed details of the letter, saying a high-end call girl at an adult-themed club called Miami Velvet told him she was disappointed to have missed a call to entertain Spitzer. She said her friend had taken the call, and she described the details about the socks, Stone said. He referred The Miami Herald to his lawyer for comments." Who provided the letter to the Herald? It would appear to be camp Stone. Via TPM.
Update: The wreckage left behind.
More from Marcy Wheeler: " ... Stone says he relayed the dirt on Spitzer to the Feds only four months ago; exactly how are we, the American public, supposed to reconcile that with the sworn statements and posturing of our Federal officers and DOJ/US Attorneys that are contained in the record to date that indicate the investigation is much older? If Stone was corroborating evidence for information already possessed by the Feds, why wouldn't they disclose it? Because, last I heard, said Federal authorities were still not supposed to lie, omit material facts, and otherwise disingenuously mislead the Court. There is no historical record of such perfidy with this Administration right?"