A Russian woman who was accused of blackmailing disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking to lift a court-mandated gag order imposed as part of her prosecution so she can talk about what she says are Spitzer's fetishes.
A Spitzer spokeswoman calls Svetlana Zakharova's allegations "reprehensible lies from an extortionist." A prostitution scandal forced Spitzer, a Democrat, to resign as governor in 2008.
Zakharova called police in February 2016 claiming Spitzer had choked her. Spitzer said she was extorting him.
She later was arrested and charged with forgery and grand larceny. She eventually pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of trying to steal from another man..
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