It looks like N.Y. Governor Eliot Spitzer’s plan to give drivers licenses to illegal immigrants was his good idea. Getting involved with a prostitution ring, not so much.

Mr. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides inside his Fifth Avenue apartment early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He scheduled an announcement for 2:15 after inquiries from the Times.

Mr. Spitzer, a first term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform an end the often seamy ways of Albany, is married with three children.

Just last week, federal prosecutors arrested four people in connection with an expensive prostitution operation. Administration officials would not say that this was the ring with which the governor had become involved.

But a person with knowledge of the governor’s role said that the person believes the governor is one of the men identified as clients in court papers.

More to come.

UPDATE: FOX News is announcing that he is expected to resign.

UPDATE II:The news conference was extremely short. He did say, “I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family,” but came short of actually resigning.