Emperors Club VIP was an international escort agency based in New York City, founded in 2004 by Israeli national[1][2][3][4] Mark Brener and his partner, Cecil Suwal and operated from the bank accounts of QAT Consulting Group, Inc., and QAT International, Inc.[5] The agency was shut down in March 2008 following a federal investigation into suspicious money transfers from New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, which led to the discovery of its operation as an illegal prostitution ring.

[8] Appointments could be made by telephone or online with fees from US$1,000 to US$5,500 per hour, payable by cash, credit card, money order or wire transfer.

[8] During a federal investigation, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was identified as having procured services in excess of US$80,000 from Emperors Club VIP over a period of two years.

After campaigning on promises of ethics and integrity, and himself having prosecuted prostitution rings in his career,[9] Spitzer was forced to resign as Governor amid charges of hypocrisy, and threats of impeachment.

[10][11][12] The United Kingdom's then 3rd wealthiest man, the Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, was alleged by former Emperors Club VIP escort Zana Brazdek to have engaged her services through the company.