FINANCIAL TIMES: David Petraeus, the retired general and former Central Intelligence Agency head, has been sentenced to two years of probation and fined $100,000 for inappropriately handing classified information that he shared with his lover.
In a case that marks one of the greatest downfalls in modern military history, Mr Petraeus pleaded guilty to the unauthorised removal and storage of classified material as part of a deal that enabled him to avoid time in prison.
The retired general previously admitted to providing notebooks containing highly sensitive information — including the names of covert officers and notes about his conversations with President Barack Obama — to Paula Broadwell, his biographer and mistress… (more)
