Former CIA Director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $100,000 for leaking military secrets to his mistress/biographer Paula Broadwell. General Petraeus could have been sentenced to a year in prison; the fine is less than the fee he gets for a single speech.
That’ll teach him.
More:
“Petraeus receives no jail time for leaking. Whistleblowers face decades in jail.” Trevor Timm, BoingBoing
“7 whistleblowers facing more jail time than Gen. Petraeus,” Ben Branstetter, DailyDot
“Gen. David Petraeus: From hero to zero,” Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post
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