The scale and intensity of the investigation of Mr. Spitzer, then the governor of New York, seemed on its face to be a departure for the Justice Department, which aggressively investigates allegations of wrongdoing by public officials, but almost never investigates people who pay prostitutes for sex.

　　司法部对艾略特·斯皮策使用了最为严厉的侵入式的手段：检查他的财务纪录，窃听他的电话并在对“皇帝俱乐部”卖淫集团的刑事调查过程中对他实施跟踪。

　　司法部对时任纽约州州长的斯皮策先生调查的规模和强度表面上看似乎偏离了准则，因为只积极地调查对公职人员不良行为的指控而几乎从不调查普通的嫖娼者。