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| Petraeus scandal: who's who? | Petraeus scandal: who's who? |
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| David Petraeus | David Petraeus |
| One of America's most senior and respected generals had a glittering military career behind him before he moved to the CIA as director last year. He resigned on Friday, acknowledging that he had shown "extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair" with Paula Broadwell. An FBI investigation that discovered the relationship, via emails between the two, had begun in May but was not revealed to US congressional committees or the White House. The White House said Barack Obama was informed of it the day before Petraeus resigned, two days after he won re-election. | One of America's most senior and respected generals had a glittering military career behind him before he moved to the CIA as director last year. He resigned on Friday, acknowledging that he had shown "extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair" with Paula Broadwell. An FBI investigation that discovered the relationship, via emails between the two, had begun in May but was not revealed to US congressional committees or the White House. The White House said Barack Obama was informed of it the day before Petraeus resigned, two days after he won re-election. |
| Paula Broadwell | Paula Broadwell |
| Co-author of the Petraeus biography, All In, and the former CIA director's girlfriend until the affair ended four months ago. Her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, was searched on Monday night by FBI officers who took away two computers and 10 boxes. Lawmakers and others have questioned whether Broadwell obtained classified information from him or another source. Before the affair became public, Broadwell had claimed the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed ambassador Christopher Stevens was an attempt to free militants from a secret CIA prison known to Petraeus, but the agency has since dismissed her claim as "baseless". | Co-author of the Petraeus biography, All In, and the former CIA director's girlfriend until the affair ended four months ago. Her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, was searched on Monday night by FBI officers who took away two computers and 10 boxes. Lawmakers and others have questioned whether Broadwell obtained classified information from him or another source. Before the affair became public, Broadwell had claimed the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed ambassador Christopher Stevens was an attempt to free militants from a secret CIA prison known to Petraeus, but the agency has since dismissed her claim as "baseless". |
| Jill Kelley | Jill Kelley |
| A long-time friend of the Petraeus family and a volunteer social liaison with military families at MacDill air force base near Tampa, Florida. It was Kelley's complaints about harassing emails from an anonymous source (revealed to be Broadwell) that prompted an FBI investigation, ultimately alerting authorities to Petraeus's involvement with his biographer. The emails between the two women were of a "childish", jealous nature and showed some oneupmanship of trying to come across as being more important to Petraeus, an official said. Kelley was also in correspondence with General John Allen (below). | A long-time friend of the Petraeus family and a volunteer social liaison with military families at MacDill air force base near Tampa, Florida. It was Kelley's complaints about harassing emails from an anonymous source (revealed to be Broadwell) that prompted an FBI investigation, ultimately alerting authorities to Petraeus's involvement with his biographer. The emails between the two women were of a "childish", jealous nature and showed some oneupmanship of trying to come across as being more important to Petraeus, an official said. Kelley was also in correspondence with General John Allen (below). |
| General John Allen | General John Allen |
| The top US commander in Afghanistan (he succeeded Petraeus) is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with Kelley. A senior US defence official said the FBI uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of communications – mostly emails sent between 2010 and 2012 – between the two. Allen was set to face a Senate hearing on Thursday after he was nominated to become commander of US forces in Europe and the Nato supreme commander, but the US defence secretary, Leon Panetta (who was Petraeus's predecessor at the CIA) told reporters shortly after the emails with Kelley were revealed that he had asked for Allen's nomination to be delayed and "and the president has agreed". Allen will keep his Afghan role while he is under investigation. | The top US commander in Afghanistan (he succeeded Petraeus) is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with Kelley. A senior US defence official said the FBI uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of communications – mostly emails sent between 2010 and 2012 – between the two. Allen was set to face a Senate hearing on Thursday after he was nominated to become commander of US forces in Europe and the Nato supreme commander, but the US defence secretary, Leon Panetta (who was Petraeus's predecessor at the CIA) told reporters shortly after the emails with Kelley were revealed that he had asked for Allen's nomination to be delayed and "and the president has agreed". Allen will keep his Afghan role while he is under investigation. |
| Unnamed FBI agent | Unnamed FBI agent |
| The case began when Kelley contacted an FBI agent about receiving harassing emails. That FBI agent, who has not been identified, has also come under scrutiny after it was discovered he had sent shirtless photographs of himself to Kelley, but "long before" this investigation, a law enforcement official told Reuters. The agent was not on the Kelley/Broadwell case but took the information to an FBI cyber squad in Tampa, later complaining to a member of the US congress when he became frustrated at the pace of the investigation. | The case began when Kelley contacted an FBI agent about receiving harassing emails. That FBI agent, who has not been identified, has also come under scrutiny after it was discovered he had sent shirtless photographs of himself to Kelley, but "long before" this investigation, a law enforcement official told Reuters. The agent was not on the Kelley/Broadwell case but took the information to an FBI cyber squad in Tampa, later complaining to a member of the US congress when he became frustrated at the pace of the investigation. |
| Natalie Khawam | Natalie Khawam |
| Twin sister of Jill Kelley, she lives with the Kelleys on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. A lawyer said to specialize in whistleblower cases. Both General Petraeus and General Allen wrote letters of support for Khawam as she fought a court battle against her ex-husband, who currently has custody of their four-year-old son. | Twin sister of Jill Kelley, she lives with the Kelleys on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. A lawyer said to specialize in whistleblower cases. Both General Petraeus and General Allen wrote letters of support for Khawam as she fought a court battle against her ex-husband, who currently has custody of their four-year-old son. |
| Congressman David Reichert | Congressman David Reichert |
| Five-term Republican congressman from Washington state, former county sheriff. Reichert is believed to have been the first elected official to find out about the Petraeus investigation, when an unnamed FBI agent, apparently an old acquaintance of Reichert's, contacted him and told him about the case. Reichert had a lead role in a long-running serial murder investigation, the Green River killer case, which saw extensive FBI participation. | Five-term Republican congressman from Washington state, former county sheriff. Reichert is believed to have been the first elected official to find out about the Petraeus investigation, when an unnamed FBI agent, apparently an old acquaintance of Reichert's, contacted him and told him about the case. Reichert had a lead role in a long-running serial murder investigation, the Green River killer case, which saw extensive FBI participation. |
| Robert S Mueller III | Robert S Mueller III |
| Director of the FBI for the past 11 years. It is unclear when Mueller learned about his bureau's investigation into Petraeus. House majority leader Eric Cantor contacted Mueller's office on 31 October with information about the investigation passed on from Congressman Reichert. Mueller then informed the president's director of national intelligence, which paved the way to Petraeus's resignation. Mueller could bear ultimate responsibility if one of his agents broke the law by leaking details of the Petraeus case. | Director of the FBI for the past 11 years. It is unclear when Mueller learned about his bureau's investigation into Petraeus. House majority leader Eric Cantor contacted Mueller's office on 31 October with information about the investigation passed on from Congressman Reichert. Mueller then informed the president's director of national intelligence, which paved the way to Petraeus's resignation. Mueller could bear ultimate responsibility if one of his agents broke the law by leaking details of the Petraeus case. |
| Holly Petraeus | Holly Petraeus |
| Holly Petraeus has been married to David Petraeus for 38 years. She was reported to be furious at revelations of her husband's affair. Last year, she was appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's office of service member affairs, helping military families with financial problems. | Holly Petraeus has been married to David Petraeus for 38 years. She was reported to be furious at revelations of her husband's affair. Last year, she was appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's office of service member affairs, helping military families with financial problems. |
| General Joseph Dunford | General Joseph Dunford |
| Nominated last month by Obama to succeed Allen in Afghanistan. The assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps is due to face a Senate confirmation hearing for the role on Thursday. Panetta has asked the Senate committee to move forward quickly with the nomination. | Nominated last month by Obama to succeed Allen in Afghanistan. The assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps is due to face a Senate confirmation hearing for the role on Thursday. Panetta has asked the Senate committee to move forward quickly with the nomination. |
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