Former director of the CIA is threatened by the term due to leakage of information mistress

Former US military commander and CIA director David Petraeus will appear today in North Carolina Federal Court for a final verdict. He is accused of leaking classified information to his mistress.

General David Petraeus was once a famous military leader who led operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He resigned from military service to lead the CIA at the request of US President Barack Obama in 2011. He was presented as a potential presidential candidate. For a year of work at the CIA, he managed to start a secret affair with his biographer, army reserve officer Paula Broadwell. After the novel became public, Petraeus retired in November 2012.

Petraeus is accused of unauthorized storage and transfer of classified materials. According to court documents, the general pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $ 40 thousand fine and get two years probation.

Court documents say the colonel general illegally gave Paula access to “black books” containing classified information. He also illegally stored classified information at his residence.

Public defenders are unhappy with the mild attitude of the authorities towards this case. According to them, the prosecutor’s office maintains double standards, otherwise Petraeus would have received severe punishment, as a former CIA officer John Kyriacou, who was sent to prison.