Why try to strike a settlement deal with Eliot Spitzer when, like Ashley Dupre on a good night, the feds have him nailed? "Prosecutors have records of Spitzer's transactions, phone records and taped conversations with Emperors Club, and are confident they need little more to nail him on charges that could include violating prostitution laws and money laundering, sources said. Probers are also said to be looking into whether he used campaign funds to pay for his pleasures." [P6] Meanwhile, the Times still appears unsure whether prosecutors will actually bring a case against Spitzer, even though they just snagged a third plea deal from the former tax guy, Mark Brener (seen here with Cecil Suwal, one of the agency's client specialists), who started the hooker ring (to pay his wife's medical bills, supposedly).