Ron Lewenberg at the New York Young Republicans are questioning whether Attorney General Eliot Spitzer misused his office while threatening employers who considered firing illegal immigrants last week during a day of protest:

While it is possible that Mr. Spitzer and the staff at Attorney General's office are merely ignorant of federal law, the statement is well in line with the Attorney General's longstanding history of supporting illegal aliens.

Since knowingly employing or continuing to employ illegal aliens is a crime Immigration and Naturalization Act Sec. 274A. [8 U.S.C. 1324a]), then wasn't the attorney general using his office to coerce employers into committing or continuing a crime?

Spitzer's original statement is here.