Another woman leads FBI to Petraeus affair

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It was another woman complaining about “harassing” emails sent by the biographer of the CIA’s director that tipped FBI agents chief spy David Petraeus was having an affair. Paula Broadwell, Petraeus’ biographer, was the subject of a complaint of an unnamed woman whose relationship with the CIA director was not immediately known. Both women seemed to be competing for his loyalty, if not his affection, according to the New York Times. It was while investigating the complaint that FBI agents discovered exchanges between Broadwell and Petraeus which revealed they were having an affair. The CIA chief, considered the most well-known and popular military leader since Colin Powell, resigned on Friday, November 9. While Broadwell was found to have in her possession classified information, no major breach of security was found.

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