Ex-commander and CIA director David Petraeus sentenced in military leak case
- 9 years ago
The former US military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan and director of the CIA, David Petraeus, has been fined $100,000 (92,000 euros) and sentenced to two years of probation for mishandling classified information.
The 62-year-old retired general apologised to the court in North Carolina after pleading guilty under a plea deal.
The fine was raised from the $40,000 that had been recommended, the judge noting that it needed to be higher to be punitive.
US Magistrate Judge David Keesler said Petraeus had “committed a grave but very uncharacteristic error of judgement”.
The ex-commander admitted giving information to his mistress, Army Reserve officer Paula Broadwell, who was writing his biography.
In his defence, his lawyer said no classified information had been made public.
A court document said that in 2011, before he became CIA director, Petraeus illegally gave Broadwell access to official binders.
Known as “black books”, they contained classified information includin
The 62-year-old retired general apologised to the court in North Carolina after pleading guilty under a plea deal.
The fine was raised from the $40,000 that had been recommended, the judge noting that it needed to be higher to be punitive.
US Magistrate Judge David Keesler said Petraeus had “committed a grave but very uncharacteristic error of judgement”.
The ex-commander admitted giving information to his mistress, Army Reserve officer Paula Broadwell, who was writing his biography.
In his defence, his lawyer said no classified information had been made public.
A court document said that in 2011, before he became CIA director, Petraeus illegally gave Broadwell access to official binders.
Known as “black books”, they contained classified information includin