David Petraeus, a former director for the CIA, who is also a decorated war veteran, has entered into a plea deal with prosecutors for the federal government. He will plead guilty to a charge stemming from his revelations of classified material to a mistress.
According to ABC News, Petraeus had only been on the job as director for a little over a year before he resigned when his affair with Paula Broadwell, his biographer, came to light. Before that, he was in the Army for 37 years and was a commander of the American army in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The affair came to light after a woman in Florida began getting harassing emails.
The FBI were involved since the woman was tied to military officials in the United States. When the FBI ran a trace on the emails, it led back to Broadwell and investigation of her other communications led to the discovery of the affair.
After being made public, the affair brought concerns about whether Petraeus had given her classified material, so the FBI searched her home to see if she had anything of interest.
NPR reported guilty charge is for what is known as unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. While the charge normally carries a hefy $100,000 fine in addition to a prison sentence of one year, prosecutors have agreed Petraeus may be sentenced to probation for two years in addition to paying a $40,000 fine.
The documents Broadwell reportedly had were black books that contained classified information Petraeus should not have kept.
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