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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPetraeus sentenced: 2 years probation; $100K fine
Washington (CNN)Gen. David Petraeus, once a widely celebrated military leader who oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and was touted as a potential presidential candidate, was sentenced to serve two years on probation and to pay an $100,000 fine on Thursday for sharing classified information with his biographer and lover, Paula Broadwell.
"Today marks the end of a two-and-a-half-year ordeal," Petraeus said outside the Charlotte federal courthouse following his sentencing. "I now look forward to moving on with the next phase of my life."
Petraeus, who resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 2012 after the relationship became public, avoided jail time as part of a plea deal. Prosecutors agreed to not send Petraeus to jail because the classified information was never released to the public or published in the biography of him that Broadwell wrote.
Some of his supporters believe that he can recover his reputation -- and argue in some ways, he already has.
"Today marks the end of a two-and-a-half-year ordeal," Petraeus said outside the Charlotte federal courthouse following his sentencing. "I now look forward to moving on with the next phase of my life."
Petraeus, who resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 2012 after the relationship became public, avoided jail time as part of a plea deal. Prosecutors agreed to not send Petraeus to jail because the classified information was never released to the public or published in the biography of him that Broadwell wrote.
Some of his supporters believe that he can recover his reputation -- and argue in some ways, he already has.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/politics/david-petraeus-sentencing/index.html
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Petraeus sentenced: 2 years probation; $100K fine (Original Post)
spanone
Apr 2015
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951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)1. Does this make him a felon?
TexasTowelie
(112,252 posts)3. I believe that the charges were reduced to misdemeanors,
but I also wonder if he will have to pee into the cup like nearly everybody else has to?
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)2. That's bullshit, he should have done jail time.
dogman
(6,073 posts)4. It's better to do it for sex than conscience.
I guess everyone understands that. Good old boys take care of their own.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)5. ^^^ Rec your Reply! ^^^
He should have a felony on his record and some prison time.
Did the Army reduce his retirement benefits?
I wonder what his wife will do now that he's practically in the clear?
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)6. IOW, a slap on the wrist for that effin traitor.