Ex-Gov. Spitzer's alleged Russian hooker indicted in extortion case [View all]

A Russian national and suspected sex worker was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly extorting more than $400,000 from Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York governor who resigned his position because of a prostitution scandal.

Svetlana Travis Zakharova, 26, an alleged prostitute, blackmailed Spitzer and used another man’s personal information to rent apartments without his permission, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said.

Between March 12, 2014, and her arrest on Oct. 11, Zakharova obtained nearly $400,000 from Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008, threatening to tell his wife and the media intimate details of their encounters unless he paid.

In 2014, Zakharova attempted to extort $5,000 from the other man, the D.A.'s office said.

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