Chanos has multiple times more then he can handle I am sure. I tend believe Chanos.
The irony is Spitzer could have had it free.
Once I was in a power position in an art related enterprise and the women were absolutely throwing themselves at me (and this was not even about money).
I had a very nice girlfriend at the time and while I was incredibly tempted I did not take advantage of the offers but I used some like trophies, it is fun and status to be seen with a beautiful thing half your age at some functions.
I don't understand why he didn't do a Bill Clinton and just use his power buddies or the state police to "hook him up." That way, he would have had a buffer and could claim ignorance. No money trail.
Fact is, he risked it all on an incredibly stupid idea.