'Manhattan Madam's' Lawyer Accused Of Stealing From Her

LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles attorney faces disbarment for allegedly stealing from the Manhattan Madam, the woman who ran a high-end prostitution ring that she said counted former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as a client.

Lawyer Anthony Ngula Luti had been hired to manage an escrow account for the woman, Kristin Davis, for unspecified services provided to Vivid Entertainment New York.

But instead of paying Davis, Luti is accused of using most of the $15,000 in the account to pay for his daughter's Montessori school fees, housekeeping costs, season tickets to the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Rottweiler Club, according to the State Bar in California. The theft allegedly happened in 2009 and 2010.

Luti, 44, who has now been deemed ineligible to practice law, was charged with four counts of misconduct in 2016 and found culpable by the State Bar Court in September.

The State Bar's decisions must be finalized by the state Supreme Court.

Spitzer, a former New York attorney general, stepped down as governor in 2008 after being exposed as a customer of high-end escorts.

City News Service; Photo: Kristin Davis, center, leaves Manhattan federal court with her attorney Daniel Hochheiser, left, Tuesday Aug. 6, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)