Ex-CIA chief admits sharing secrets to his mistress

March 04, 2015 02:51

David Petraeus, a retired four-star general and former director of the CIA, pleaded guilty Tuesday to giving highly classified information to his ex-mistress.

The information came in the form of eight black books that contained everything from identities of covert officers to discussions with President Obama.

The Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation alleged back in 2012 that Petraeus gave secret information to Paula Broadwell, but the seriousness of the information wasnt clear until now.

While he was commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, Petraeus maintained bound, five-by-eight inch notebooks that contained his daily schedule and classified and unclassified notes he took during official meetings, conferences and briefings, the US Attorneys Office for the Western District of North Carolina writes in a statement of fact regarding the case.

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