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Petraeus handed probation and fine for leaking secrets
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Apr 23, 2015 08:43pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Al Jazeera |
| News Date | Friday, April 24, 2015 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former CIA director and retired US general David Petraeus has been sentenced to two years probation and handed a $100,000 fine for leaking secrets to a mistress who was writing his biography.
Petraeus pleaded guilty at sentencing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday after already agreeing to a misdemeanor count of unauthorised removal and retention of classified material two months earlier.
Initially, Petraeus was expected to pay a $40,000 fine but the judge raised the figure noting it needed to be higher to be punitive.
As part of the agreement filed with prosecutors in March, the government said it would not seek any prison time.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from the courthouse in Charlotte, said Petraeus appeared nervous but spoke loudly and clearly when saying he understood the plea deal.
"The judge considered the career and 37 years of military and public service," Halkett said.
"Given the praise of high-ranking officials, supplied to the court in the form of 34 letters of praise for Petraeus, the court accepted the recommendation of the Department of Justice of a penalty of two years probation." |
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