One single email started a chain of events that
eventually led to the resignation of CIA Director
David Petraeus.
Dr. & Mrs.Kelley In this May 16, 2011 photo Dr. Scott Kelley,
right, and his wife Jill Kelley pose for a
photo in Tampa, Fla. Jill Kelley's attempt to
climb the Tampa social ladder _ the rungs of
which included some high-ranking military
officials _ has come to an ignominious halt.
Accounts of lavish parties at her bayfront
mansion have been replaced by reports of her
family's financial woes and other dirty
laundry, and claims that she traded on her
acquaintance with David Petraeus to try to
further lucrative business dealings. Now, even
her "Friends of MacDill" Air Force base access
pass has been unceremoniously revoked. (AP
Photo/Tampa Bay Magazine) MANDATORY CREDIT
Jill Kelley's Home This photo taken Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 shows the
home of Jill Kelley in Tampa, Fla. Jill Kelley is
identified as the woman who received threatening
emails from Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula
Broadwell. She serves as an unpaid social liaison
to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the
military's Central Command and Special Operations
Command are located. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Jill Kelley Jill Kelley leaves her home Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012
in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman
who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen.
David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. She
serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air
Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central
Command and Special Operations Command are
located. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Jill Kelley Jill Kelley looks out the window of her home
Tuesday, Nov 12, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is
identified as the woman who allegedly received
harassing emails from Gen. David Petraeus'
paramour, Paula Broadwell. She serves as an
unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base
in Tampa, where the military's Central Command
and Special Operations Command are located. (AP
Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Honorary Consul In this Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 photo, Jill
Kelley leaves her home in Tampa, Fla. driving a
car with an honorary consul general license
plate. Kelley is identified as the woman who
allegedly received harassing emails from Gen.
David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell.
Kelley cited her status as an honorary consul
general Monday while complaining in a 911 call
about news vans that had descended on her home
overlooking Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Jill Kelley Jill Kelley leaves her home Monday, Nov 12, 2012
in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman
who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen.
David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. She
serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air
Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central
Command and Special Operations Command are
located.
Jill Kelley Jill Kelley se retira de su casa en Tampa,
Florida, el martes 13 de noviembre de 2012. Kelley
fue identificada como la mujer que recibió
supuestamente mensajes agresivos de Paula
Braodwell, amante del general David Petraeus.
(Foto AP/Chris O'Meara)
Foto AP/Chris O'Meara
Dr. & Mrs. Kelley In this March 30, 2007 photo Dr. Scott Kelley,
left and his wife Jill Kelley pose for a photo
in Tampa, Fla. Jill Kelley's attempt to climb
the Tampa social ladder _ the rungs of which
included some high-ranking military officials _
has come to an ignominious halt. Accounts of
lavish parties at her bayfront mansion have
been replaced by reports of her family's
financial woes and other dirty laundry, and
claims that she traded on her acquaintance with
David Petraeus to try to further lucrative
business dealings. Now, even her "Friends of
MacDill" Air Force base access pass has been
unceremoniously revoked. (AP Photo/Tampa Bay
Magazine) MANDATORY CREDIT
Dr. & Mrs. Kelley In this undated photo Dr. Scott Kelley, left
and his wife Jill Kelley pose for a photo in
Tampa, Fla. Jill Kelley's attempt to climb the
Tampa social ladder _ the rungs of which
included some high-ranking military officials _
has come to an ignominious halt. Accounts of
lavish parties at her bayfront mansion have
been replaced by reports of her family's
financial woes and other dirty laundry, and
claims that she traded on her acquaintance with
David Petraeus to try to further lucrative
business dealings. Now, even her "Friends of
MacDill" Air Force base access pass has been
unceremoniously revoked. (AP Photo/Tampa Bay
Magazine) MANDATORY CREDIT
Kelley's Home This photo taken Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 shows the
home of Jill Kelley in Tampa, Fla. Jill Kelley is
identified as the woman who received threatening
emails from Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula
Broadwell. She serves as an unpaid social liaison
to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the
military's Central Command and Special Operations
Command are located. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
Gen. David Petraeus FILE - This Sept. 6, 2011 file photo shows Holly
Knowlton Petraeus holding the family bible as her
husband David Petraeus is sworn in by Vice
President Joe Biden as CIA Director, in the
Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
Petraeus has resigned as director of the CIA after
admitting he had an extramarital affair. (AP
Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Dr. Scott Kelley Dr. Scott Kelley, husband of Jill Kelley, leaves
the family home Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 in Tampa,
Fla. Jill Kelley is identified as the woman who
allegedly received harassing emails from Gen.
David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. (AP
Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Lt. Gen. John Allen FILE -- In an April 28, 2011 file photo Marine
Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen, speaks in the East
Room of the White House in Washington. The sex
scandal that led to CIA Director David
Petraeus' downfall widened Tuesday with word
the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is under
investigation for thousands of alleged
"inappropriate communications" with another
woman involved in the case. (AP Photo/Charles
Dharapak/file)
General John Allen File - In this Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, U.S.
General John Allen stands during a media
conference after a meeting of NATO Defense
Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels. In
a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex
scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday, Nov. 13,
2012 that the top American commander in
Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under
investigation for alleged "inappropriate
communications" with a woman who is said to
have received threatening emails from Paula
Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an
extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo,
File)
Generals This combination of file photos from 2008-2012
shows, top row from left, Gens. David McKiernan,
Stanley A. McChrystal, bottom row from left, David
Petraeus and John Allen in Afghanistan. The four
U.S. generals led U.S. and NATO forces in
Afghanistan since 2008. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Frederick Humphries' Home This photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 shows
the home owned by FBI agent Frederick Humphries
in Dover, Fla. Humphries is the FBI agent who
allegedly sent shirtless photos of himself to
Jill Kelley. Kelley is identified as the woman
who allegedly received harassing emails from
Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell.
She serves as an unpaid social liaison to
MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the
military's Central Command and Special
Operations Command are located. (AP Photo/Chris
O'Meara)
Frederick Humphries In this July 27, 2005 photo, FBI Agent Frederick
Humphries speaks during a news conference after
the sentencing of Ahmed Ressam at the Federal
Courthouse in Seattle. Humphries has been
identified as the agent socialite Jill Kelley
contacted to complain about harassing emails sent
by Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell.
(AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey
Frederick Humphries In this July 27, 2005 photo, FBI agent Frederick
Humphries appears during a news conference after
the sentencing of Ahmed Ressam at the Federal
Courthouse in Seattle. Humphries has been
identified as the agent socialite Jill Kelley
contacted to complain about harassing emails sent
by Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell.
(AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey
Frederick Humphries In this July 27, 2005 photo, FBI Agent Frederick
Humphries speaks during a news conference after
the sentencing of Ahmed Ressam at the Federal
Courthouse in Seattle. Humphries has been
identified as the agent socialite Jill Kelley
contacted to complain about harassing emails sent
by Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell.
(AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey
Sen. Susan Collins Following a meeting with Sen.-elect Angus King
of Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ranking
Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee, tells reporters
that she wants answers from disgraced CIA
Director David Petraeus about the Sept. 11
attack in Benghazi, Libya, on the American
consulate, on Capitol Hill in Washington,
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott
Applewhite)
Gen. David Petraeus FILE - In this June 23, 2011, file photo, Gen.
David Petraeus, center, walks with his wife
Holly, left, past a seated Paula Broadwell,
rear right, as he arrives to appear before the
Senate Intelligence Committee during a hearing
on his nomination to be Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency on Capitol Hill in
Washington. Petraeus quit Nov. 9, 2012, after
acknowledging an extramarital relationship. As
questions arise about the extramarital affair
between Petraeus and his biographer, Paula
Broadwell, she has remained quiet about details
of their relationship. However, information has
emerged about Jill Kelley, the woman who
received the emails from Broadwell that led to
the FBI's discovery of Petraeus' indiscretion.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File
Paula Broadwell In this Jan. 15, 2012 photo, Paula Broadwell,
author of the David Petraeus biography "All
In," poses for photos in Charlotte, N.C.
Petraeus, the retired four-star general
renowned for taking charge of the military
campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan,
abruptly resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as
director of the CIA, admitting to an
extramarital affair. Petraeus carried on the
affair with Broadwell, according to several
U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation.
(AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, T. Ortega
Gaines) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB);
LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL,
CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTTE WEEKLY,
MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE,
CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LOCAL RADIO OUT (WBT)
WBT
Gen. David & Holly Petraeus FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2009 file photo, Gen.
David Petraeus, commander U.S. Central Command,
left, stands with his wife Holly before the NFL
Super Bowl XLIII football game between the
Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers
in Tampa, Fla. Gen. Petraeus, the retired four-
star general who led the U.S. military
campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned
Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as director of the CIA
after admitting he had an extramarital affair.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
Paula Broadwel In the frame grab from C-SPAN Book TV video
taken Feb. 6, 2012, author Paula Broadwell
speaks to an audience about the book she co-
authored, "All In: The Education of General
David Petraeus," at the Politics and Prose
bookstore in Washington. The scandal that
brought down CIA Director David Petraeus
started with harassing emails sent by his
biographer and paramour, Broadwell, to another
woman, and eventually led the FBI to discover
he was having an affair, U.S. officials told
The Associated Press on Saturday, Nov. 10,
2012. Petraeus quit Friday, Nov. 9, after
acknowledging an extramarital relationship. (AP
Photo/C-SPAN Book TV)
Gen. David & Holly Petraeus FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2011 file photo, former
Commander of International Security Assistance
Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis
Petraeus, standing with his wife Holly,
participates in an armed forces farewell
tribute and retirement ceremony at Joint Base
Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. Gen.
Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led
the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan, resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as
director of the CIA after admitting he had an
extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh,
File)
Petraeus Family FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2004 file photo, Maj.
Gen. David Petraeus, center, commanding general
of the 101st Airborne Division, kisses his
wife, Holly, second left, as his son, Stephen,
left, and daughter, Anne, right, look on upon
his return home from Iraq to Fort Campbell, Ky.
Gen. Petraeus, the retired four-star general
who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan, resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as
director of the CIA after admitting he had an
extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Christopher
Berkey, File)
Generals FILE POOL - In this July 9, 2011 file photo, USMC
Gen. John Allen, left, and Army Gen. David
Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and
incoming CIA Director, greet former CIA Director
and new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta,
right, as he lands in Kabul, Afghanistan,
Saturday, July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul J.
Richards, Pool)
Gen. David Petraeus FILE - In this May 14, 2004 file photo, then-
Maj. Gen. David Petraeus greets old friends
before handing over command of the 101st
Airborne Division to Maj. Gen. Tom Turner at
Fort Campbell, Ky. Petraeus, the retired four-
star general who led the U.S. military
campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned
Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as director of the CIA
after admitting he had an extramarital affair.
(AP Photo/Christopher Berkey, File)
AP Photo/Christopher Berkey, File
Paula Broadwell In this Jan. 15, 2012 photo, Paula Broadwell,
author of the David Petraeus biography "All
In," poses for photos in Charlotte, N.C.
Petraeus, the retired four-star general
renowned for taking charge of the military
campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan,
abruptly resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as
director of the CIA, admitting to an
extramarital affair. Petraeus carried on the
affair with Broadwell, according to several
U.S. officials with knowledge of the situation.
(AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, T. Ortega
Gaines) LOCAL TV OUT (WSOC, WBTV, WCNC, WCCB);
LOCAL PRINT OUT (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL,
CREATIVE LOAFLING, CHARLOTTE WEEKLY,
MECHLENBURG TIMES, CHARLOTTE MAGAZINE,
CHARLOTTE PARENTS) LOCAL RADIO OUT (WBT)
WBT
Gen. David Petraeus FILE - In this June 29, 2010 file photo, Gen.
David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in
Washington. Petraeus, the retired four-star
general who led the U.S. military campaigns in
Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned Friday, Nov. 9,
2012 as director of the CIA after admitting he had
an extramarital affair. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez
Monsivais, File)
A gallery of a scandal This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the
International Security Assistance Force's
Flickr website shows the former Commander of
International Security Assistance Force and
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus,
left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-
author of "All In: The Education of General
David Petraeus."As details emerge about
Petraeus' extramarital affair with his
biographer, Broadwell, including a second woman
who allegedly received threatening emails from
the author, members of Congress say they want
to know exactly when the now ex-CIA director
and retired general popped up in the FBI
inquiry, whether national security was
compromised and why they weren't told sooner.
(AP Photo/ISAF)
AP Photo/ISAF
Holly Petraeus FILE - In this June 23, 2011 file photo, Holly
Petraeus looks on as her husband, then-CIA
Director nominee Gen. David Petraeus, testifies
before the Senate Intelligence Committee on
Capitol Hill in Washington. Gen. Petraeus, the
retired four-star general who led the U.S.
military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan,
resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as director of
the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital
affair. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File
Gen. David Petraeus FILE - In this June 23, 2010 file photo,
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Gen.
David Petraeus, announces that Petraeus would
replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal, from the Rose
Garden of the White House in Washington.
Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led
the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and
Afghanistan, resigned Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 as
director of the CIA after admitting he had an
extramarital affair. (AP Photo/J. Scott
Applewhite, File)
Paula Broadwell Paula Broadwell looks into the refrigerator in
the kitchen of her brother's house in
Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Broadwell
is CIA Director David Petraeus' biographer,
with whom he had an affair that led to his
abrupt resignation last Friday. It was
Broadwell's threatening emails to Jill Kelley,
a Florida woman who is a Petraeus family
friend, that led to the FBI's discovery of
communications between Broadwell and Petraeus
indicating they were having an affair. (AP
Photo/Cliff Owen)
Paula Broadwell Paula Broadwell is seen in the kitchen of her
brother's house in Washington, Tuesday, Nov.
13, 2012. Broadwell is CIA Director David
Petraeus' biographer, with whom he had an
affair that led to his abrupt resignation last
Friday. It was Broadwell's threatening emails
to Jill Kelley, a Florida woman who is a
Petraeus family friend, that led to the FBI's
discovery of communications between Broadwell
and Petraeus indicating they were having an
affair. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
FBI Search FBI agents leave the home of Paula Broadwell, the
woman whose affair with retired Gen. David
Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA director,
after a search in the Dilworth neighborhood of
Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP
Photo/Chuck Burton)
FBI Search An FBI agent carries boxes to the home of Paula
Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired
Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA
director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of
Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP
Photo/Chuck Burton)
FBI Search An FBI agent carries boxes from the home of Paula
Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired
Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA
director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of
Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP
Photo/Chuck Burton)
FBI Search An FBI agent carries boxes from the home of Paula
Broadwell, the woman whose affair with retired
Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation as CIA
director, in the Dilworth neighborhood of
Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP
Photo/Chuck Burton)
Paula Broadwell's Home The home of Paula Broadwell, the woman whose
affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his
resignation as CIA director, is shown as FBI
agents conduct a search inside in the Dilworth
neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Nov. 12,
2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
