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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-probe-of-petraeus-triggered-by-e-mail-threats-from-biographer-officials-say/2012/11/10/d2fc52de-2b68-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.htmlThe collapse of the impressive career of CIA Director David H. Petraeus was triggered when a woman with whom he was having an affair sent threatening e-mails to another woman close to him, according to three senior law enforcement officials with knowledge of the episode.
The recipient of the e-mails was so frightened that she went to the FBI for protection and help tracking down the sender, according to the officials. The FBI investigation traced the threats to Paula Broadwell, a former military officer and a Petraeus biographer, and uncovered explicit e-mails between Broadwell and Petraeus, the officials said.
When Petraeuss name surfaced, FBI investigators were concerned that the CIA directors personal e-mail account had been hacked and that national security had been threatened. The officials said further investigation, including FBI interviews with Broadwell and Petraeus, led to the discovery that the two were engaged in an affair.
The identity of the woman who received the e-mails was not disclosed, and the nature of her relationship with Petraeus is unknown. The officials said the woman did not work at the CIA and was not Petraeuss wife, Holly. The law enforcement officials said the e-mails indicated that Broadwell perceived the other woman as a threat to her relationship with Petraeus.
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FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say (Original Post)
xchrom
Nov 2012
OP
Yes, Holly Petraeus is Asst Director @ the Consumer Protection Board and friends with Warren. nt
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
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global1
(25,253 posts)1. Any Thoughts Out There That Broadwell Was A Double Agent....
and working for a foreign government? This is the stuff that writes spy novels.
Tennessee Gal
(6,160 posts)2. This could get ugly .... nt
Thrill
(19,178 posts)3. Was it his wife?
If so that sucks. Isn't his wife a liberal? Friends with Senator Warren?
frogmarch
(12,156 posts)5. The article says no, not his wife.
"The officials said the woman did not work at the CIA and was not Petraeuss wife, Holly. "
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)9. Yes, Holly Petraeus is Asst Director @ the Consumer Protection Board and friends with Warren. nt
Pryderi
(6,772 posts)4. I'm betting Broadwell is also a repug. n/t
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)7. Yes, she is.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)8. republican family values
morningfog
(18,115 posts)6. Not adding up.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)10. There's a lot of gaps in information.
We may not ever know everything, but some gaps may be filled in in the future, giving us most of the picture.