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Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus resigned from his post as CIA…
A single spiteful email unlocks a Pandora's box in CIA scandal
TAMPA, FL - NOVEMBER 13: Jill Kelley leaves her home on November 13, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Kelley, who is reported to be involved with the military community at MacDill Air Force Base, reported receiving harassing emails to the FBI (Photo by…
Posted: 11/15/2012
WASHINGTON - A spiteful email last May to the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan started the generals scandal that's rocked the federal government.
In the email, an anonymous writer warned Gen. John Allen that his friend, Florida socialite Jill Kelley, was trouble and that he should stay away from her.
A person close to Kelley, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says the general thought the email was a joke.
That email started a chain of events that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petreaus, put Allen's career on hold and landed an FBI agent in hot water for talking about an ongoing investigation.
Congressional lawmakers have been grilling FBI and CIA officials about whether national security was jeopardized by the case.
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