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deminks

(11,017 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:43 PM Mar 2015

Petraeus reaches plea deal with Justice Dept.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/david-petraeus-paula-broadwell/24312109/

WASHINGTON — Former CIA director David Petraeus has reached a plea agreement with the Justice Department, concluding a years-long investigation into his divulging to his mistress secret information, including names of covert officers and war strategy, according to court documents.

The explosive details in the agreement show that Petraeus lied to investigators, divulged a massive amount of sensitive data to Paula Broadwell and worried about how she handled them in an interview she taped with him.

The criminal information filed in federal court in North Carolina states that from August 2011 to April 5, 2013, Petraeus did "unlawfully and knowingly'' remove classified materials and retained them at "unauthorized'' locations.

The plea agreement includes a recommendation of two years probation and a $40,000 fine.

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2 yrs probation and $40,000 fine, which Haliburton or the like will have paid in a flash. Then maybe he can run for Pretzeldente?

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Petraeus reaches plea deal with Justice Dept. (Original Post) deminks Mar 2015 OP

Two-tier justice system indeed. Sheelanagig Mar 2015 #1

Wonder if there's racial overtones to this as well. General Ward was forced to pay $82,000. riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #4

Thank you for the welcome. I think it's the whole package of what he is - including his Sheelanagig Mar 2015 #8

Maybe Hillary can too. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #2

yet, John Kiriakou was prosecuted, convicted, and jailed for a convo with a reporter bigtree Mar 2015 #3

Pathetic - the two-tier justice system again. nt elias49 Mar 2015 #6

Was it worth it? yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2015 #5

I'm sure the DOJ will be as resolute with Snowden tishaLA Mar 2015 #7

Lol. Zing! riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #9

Didn't Jonathan Pollard get life in prison for doing something similar? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #10

Thought he sold our info to foreign agents. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #11

Yep. To the Istaelis, as a matter of record and fact. hifiguy Mar 2015 #12

Sheelanagig

(62 posts)

1. Two-tier justice system indeed.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:46 PM

Mar 2015

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

4. Wonder if there's racial overtones to this as well. General Ward was forced to pay $82,000.

Reply to Sheelanagig (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:50 PM

Mar 2015

Petraeus is getting off with a slap on the wrist with $40,000. Ward's black, Petraeus is white.

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Sheelanagig

(62 posts)

8. Thank you for the welcome. I think it's the whole package of what he is - including his

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:54 PM

Mar 2015

Republicanism.

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

2. Maybe Hillary can too.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:47 PM

Mar 2015

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

3. yet, John Kiriakou was prosecuted, convicted, and jailed for a convo with a reporter

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:49 PM

Mar 2015

Daniel Wright ?@DanSWright
Remember that time David Petraeus claimed John Kiriakou HAD to face criminal prosecution for leaking classified info?

from Politico, Oct. 2012:

...former Agency officer John Kiriakou pled guilty to one count of violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (IIPA) and, under the terms of a plea agreement, he will receive a sentence of 30 months in prison,” said CIA director David H. Petraeus in a statement to employees.

“This case yielded the first IIPA successful prosecution in 27 years, and it marks an important victory for our Agency, for our Intelligence Community, and for our country,” Petraeus continued. “Oaths do matter, and there are indeed consequences for those who believe they are above the laws that protect our fellow officers and enable American intelligence agencies to operate with the requisite degree of secrecy. Accordingly, I thank our legal and counterintelligence specialists for their contributions to this effort, and I appreciate the hard work and dedication of the men and women of the Department of Justice in bringing this case to a successful conclusion.”

read: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82758.html